A More Sustainable You.

As I examine my life and the choices I've made, I find myself steering towards a more sustainable way of living. Yet, I have asked myself what does sustainability mean to me? Sustainability is defined as having the capacity to endure or to conserve . For you and I this means that sustainability is the potential for long-term maintenance of wellness in one's self, which would include the environmental, economic, and social factors.
So sustainability maybe in the form of living a heather life style,  a wellness program, eating raw foods, taking vitamins supplements, avoiding processed foods and maintaining an active life style. It could also be achieving and maintaining financial wellness and taking control of your debt. Not living outside your means, and saving for the future. However a more radical approach to sustainability would be creating sustainability within your current career. By mastering your trade, and by obtaining your BS, or your Master's degree, this is proactive approach in keeping yourself current with in your job trade maintaining sustainability.  I have many professional  friends and coworkers that keep themselves sustainable by going back to the University and acquiring a higher degree or a speciality. Or it could be as simple as taking what you already have in your possession, whether it be job experience or a plot of land, and using it in the most efficient way possible for the betterment of YOU and those around you. If you have a parcel of land, try growing your own vegetables. Even if you don't have a yard, and you live in an apartment, then may you have access to a balcony or a roof top, in which case growing in containers would be a better option, However always ask permission of your landlord, co-op board before you do, of course.  Nevertheless, if you do not have neither the yard or the rooftop, then a small space in a designated area of  a room where a hydroponic system can be placed, in which case the growing of vegetables can be sustained year round.  The point I am making here is, there is really no excuse as to why you can't be more sustainable in your life. No matter what your social status, whether you're a Lawyer, a Doctor, a Nurse, the Gardener, mail clerk, a teacher, or the taxi driver, the choices we make today, dictate the life we lead tomorrow.
For example I own an older  model 4WD  car, thou I would love to have one of those new hybrid models, but for now that is not in the cards. I have other projects that need to be green before my car is. But that doesn't mean that I have to ignore the things that can make my vehicle more efficient. Like keeping up with my cars maintenance, making sure I regularly change all the fluids, rotate its tires, always making sure my vehicle is performing at its top efficiency to maximize my gas mileage. I also  make sure my AAA membership is up to date so I can reap all the benefits of being a member. Scouring for coupons from your local paper for Pep Boy's and Shell Stations for car maintenance discounts is a sure fire way of conserving some dough. Find the area in your life in which you feel needs improvement, whether it be educational, work that's has to be done around the home, or your finances, see what needs to be improved upon and maximize its potential, and make it sustainable for you.  It is also about being an educated consumer, understanding that the choices in the products we buy have and environmental and economic impact. So when purchasing green produce  try to keep it local. So that in this way we are supporting our local farmers and keeping them in business, second we can help our community thrive by supporting our local economy, and third not contributing to the destruction of any natural habitats or rain forests somewhere around the world for our own selfish needs.
So with that being said, I have compiled a list of sites that I feel have the greats impact for individuals moving towards a more sustainable and healthier self. I have listed them on my link page either because I have used them personally, or someone close to me has used their services and have found these sites to be helpful as step towards sustainability. Please feel free to review them, tell me what you think. I chosen these organization because I feel they are on to the verge of some thing bigger than I can imagine, these are the kind of sustainable organizations that need to be supported for the betterment of mankind and the earth in general. Some are non for profit, others are for profit, but all the organizations listed are for a more sustainable you.
   Yell it from the rooftops, Lettuce Bee Sustainable!!!