Where to next? « Yoga for Breakfast

21Jun/124

Where to next?

The boys are sleeping.

I'm not sure for how much longer, so I'm going to try to type quickly.

I've been sitting here, thinking about what to do with my fair trade efforts next.

I write once a week, but I really haven't had the structure of time set aside just to work recently. I think summer weekends tend to be quite busy, and since my working time was usually Saturday morning/afternoon (prime get-together/travelling/much-needed family time), my efforts have been kind of squished into the more empty spots of my days.

I know that I cannot change a system that is so often bent on "more for less" on my own. I don't despair over that, but I also am not quite sure where to go from here.

I'd love to host a screening of "The Dark Side of Chocolate," hold a little discussion, provide fair trade chocolate-based snacks, that sort of thing...but who would come ? And where would I have it?

I don't know HOW to change things, but I know that doesn't mean I get to give up.

There is no giving up on something I am passionate about.

Discouragement at times, yes. But no quitting.

I do know that I can make changes to what I do. I know that I can do something to make sure I am gracious and knowledgeable when someone does want to have a conversation about fair trade/small farmers/ workers rights/slavery.

I know that I can try things and fail and try things again.

Not only can but should and need to.

It's about time to try (a few new) things.

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Kathleen
June 21st, 2012 - 09:07

Don’t quit! I might not always leave responses, and maybe I should even in an effort to keep you going, but I read all of your blogs and think, “Yes! Why don’t more people DO something?” So keep, trucking. Follow that whisper from the Lord and He won’t leave you hanging.
Sarah
June 21st, 2012 - 09:09

Thank you, Kathleen! No pressure to leave more responses. I know life is busy and it’s hard to sit down and write sometimes. This response alone is enough to keep me going for awhile. Thank you so much .
Stacey
June 21st, 2012 - 09:43

I struggle with the same thing. Finding time for the things I am passionate about and figuring out what to do next. I also think that just because efforts are not BIG, that doesn’t mean that they aren’t still good. I believe behavioral change requires motivation to change and maybe to a series of posts on why a change is needed (in more depth) to hopefully spawn a change in someone else? (I do think that the movie screening/discussion is a great idea as well!) Let me know if you want to brainstorm some time!
Sarah
June 22nd, 2012 - 07:15

Stacey,
You’re right-”Small” efforts are still important. Yeah, I’ve been a little hesitant to go too deep so far because I know many of my readers don’t know a lot about fair trade…but then some do, so maybe it’s about time to go past the surface of the issue. Thank you so much for your comment. It adds a little fuel to my fire, and it’s so good to be reminded that I do have people in my corner .
I would LOVE to brainstorm sometime. Maybe we can talk about it the next time we see each other (4th of July weekend)?