Anti-Bush group can make difference

I am not happy or satisfied with the results of the 2004 election, nor with the “moral and ethical” decisions of an amoral and unethical administration. However, I am not defeated. I know what I can do.

I must buy goods and services that I have carefully thought about and know that my dollar will be a benefit and not a bullet.

I must hold accounts with companies and institutions that serve their customers with understanding, treat their employees with care and extend a helping hand to their community and world.

I must support the arts – attend movies, plays, symphonies, concerts and shows that are produced for the betterment of body, mind and spirit.

I must participate in improving my mind. Travel with a principled purpose. Go to museums and exhibits frequently. Take a class. Read well-written and well-reported material.

I must help humanity. Teach what I know to be true. Explore with others what I question. Learn what I can do and where I fit in. Then do it.

I must support the environment. Walk where I can and tread lightly. Drive with courtesy, efficiency and economy. Reduce my waste. Take care of the living.

I must know my abilities and limitations. Make my efforts thorough, productive and useful. Support others to do what I can’t.

I must rally behind beneficial causes and make my opinions known and evident. March with the masses for equality, diversity and generosity.

I will have fun, laugh and experience security and joy knowing my motives are right by measuring them against the greater good.

Evil cannot endure the active inspiration of good.

Jay Smith

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