With all the bad news we are constantly bombarded with, it's easy to start feeling that it's all too much. How can one individual possibly make a difference with the planet in such a mess? There is an organisation designed to turn that negative thinking around and make positive starts on saving the planet. It's called Anti-Apathy, and can be found here:

http://www.antiapathy.org/

Here's its 12 Step Recovery from Apathy Plan:

  1. Admit that there is a problem and that A LIFE ADDICTED TO APATHY IS A LIFE HALF LIVED
  2. Repeat the following until you believe it: ‘THE POWER TO CHANGE THINGS AND RESTORE SOCIETY LIES WITHIN EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US’
  3. Ponder the question, ‘WHAT CAN I DO?’ (And while you’re at it, list some answers)
  4. Make a list of all of the practices in your every day life that stress the planet, society and yourself
  5. ACT on your discoveries
  6. HUG A TREE. If it is too wide, mobilise your community to link arms and then, together, hug the aforementioned tree
  7. REJECT the doctrine of individualism and see the world as an interdependent whole
  8. Learn a new joke
  9. Befriend a politician (lets face it most of them could do with at least one)
  10. Tell your new joke to a stranger on the street and your new politician friend
  11. Having experienced a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, CARRY THIS MESSAGE OF HOPE TO OTHER APATHETICS
  12. IGNORE THIS GUIDE AND FIND YOUR OWN PATH TO RECOVERY

Take up the challenge today!