Reader Response: 50 Ways to Survive and Thrive
Readers add to the list of things you can do to make your life just a little bit better
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Our Spring 2006 issue featured a table of "Ways to Survive and Thrive in the Next 10 Years." We challenged readers of our monthly readers to add to the list. You responded in greater numbers than ever before, and our staff voted for the top 25. Here are the top suggestions from our readers:
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| The Yes Staff Favorite: Learn to laugh at yourself | |
| Put a coin in someone's expired parking meter | Send a handwritten postcard to someone each month |
| Help others survive and thrive | Start each day with a prayer of gratitude |
| Smile at the bus driver every morning and every evening | Volunteer for a cause or a nonprofit organization in which you believe |
| Dance at least once a day, to music or not -- with someone if you can -- alone if you must. If in a wheel chair or bed-ridden, wriggle what part of your body you can. It keeps the blood flowing and lightens up the heart | Send a handwritten letter, short note, or postcard to someone each month |
| Shop at the Farmer's market instead of the market | Have an out-of-body experience at least once |
| Smile more -- even at strangers | Listen deeply to someone with a viewpoint different from your own on an important issue |
| Share books | Eat at least one meal a month that is totally comprised of locally produced/grown foods |
| Learn to identify local edible wild plants | Grow some surplus in your garden for your local foodbank or a feeding program |
| Ride a bike to do your errands | Be nice to dogs and cats |
| Make faces at yourself in the mirror every morning | Dress up and play "world leaders" with your children. Listen to their solutions to the poverty and war questions |
| Become financially independent and intelligent | Learn to appreciate every bit of energy you consume |
| Live car-free | Join a group that has a mission to facilitate positive social change |
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