Good Morning World!

What better time of year to examine the terribly broken cycle of consumerism that we Americans so heavily contribute to? If there is a true spirit of Christmas in America today, it’s overconsumption.  Overconsumption of goods, food and gifts that NO ONE wants.  I am clear that I can easily fall in either of these traps, due to my constant desire to fill voids and gaps in my life with various new items and food.  If I am not shopping I am eating.  It’s the American Way.  While, it is so easy to say we are going to do something about it, but how do we break the cycle and kick these habits?  Our lives have been set-up in a way that makes hyper-consumption not only a seemingly necessity, but also easy to maintain.  So to start for me, the credit card and debit card that is always so quick to jump out of my purse and swipe for all the little things that add up, are now officially on punishment and staying home.  Statistics show that half of the world lives off of $2 a day, let’s see how well I do.  As a disclosure to set myself up to win, I do have plans this weekend, which may require a little more than $2, but I guess that just means that I won’t be spending my $2 on some of my other days.  Think  you can handle the challenge?