The world we live in encourages us to consume more in order to reduce our impact. Some find it all stressful, maybe even overwhelming, but writing off living healthier and smarter isn't the answer. Lisa believes that it is absolutely worth buying into the green movement.
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Because we have to know better before we can do better.
It's easy to replace the old with something better, or even nothing at all!
It's all laid out in this book with some good advice and common sense.
Recommendations for products, services, movies, and more to help you on your journey.
Who doesn't need more of that?
Green living is about simplifying, which is good for us all.
Lisa Borden of Borden Communications + Design speaks about her business.
Simple changes you can make to live a happier, healthier lifestyle.
Once upon a time, necessity was the mother of invention. People lived a simple life, because life was simpler. Things were reusable because people cherished what they had, shopping was done locally because long distance travel wasn’t an option, water was valued, and cleaning was done with lemons. Now, daily, at lightning speed, things become more complex – some change is positively incredible, but so much is scary. We live in an odd world. Most of us know that plastic bags, disposable water bottles, cleaning chemicals, and auto emissions are bad for our environment, and bad for us. Yet, we still drive cars, forget our reusable bags, buy water at the gym and spray toxic stuff onto our mirrors to try and clean them.
If you think about it, you’ll realize that the world we live in is actually encouraging us to consume more in order to reduce our impact. Buy green. Try this. Throw this out. Never use that.
If you think you’re too small to make a difference, sleeping in a room with a mosquito.
African Proverb
Do or not do, there is no try.
Yoda
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.
Aristotle
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those that matter don’t mind, and those that mind don’t matter.
Dr. Seuss
It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.
Albert Einstein
More like alphabet of common sense! And a quick read, too. No need to wade through depressing edicts or endless internet research when you have this no nonsense, fun, factually accurate riff on what most of us know we should do--for our health, our neighbor's health, and the health of our shared planet--but aren't yet doing. So jump in! Take it one letter at a time. Or race a friend to Z. www.alexandrazissu.com
Lisa Borden is knowledgeable and passionate and her clever Alphabet spells out nothing less than a better quality of life. The most fun and useful pocket guide I've seen in a while! www.broadbentinstitute.ca
Lisa Borden is the voice of no-nonsense, common sense, low impact, conscious living. She makes it entertaining and easy. With every action suggested, Borden offers the best solution to make it happen. She is a resource of great brands, and the ultimate guru for how to make low-impact living incredibly time and cost effective. Michael Pollan penned the go-to guide for Food Rules, Borden is now offering us a go-to-guide for Intelligent Living. Her A-Z rules benefit both personal and environmental health and greatness. Reading the Alphabet of Avoidance will make us smart. Following it makes us brilliant. www.meghantelpner.com
I think the Alphabet of Avoidance is a great idea and I hope people listen to it because it’s worth listening to my mom. Trust me. www.rysratings.ca
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