World Water Day

Originally posted and composed by Lauren Myrick on 22 March 2014.

Today is World Water Day!

1 in 8 people lack access to clean water.
Water, energy use, and food go hand-in-hand... and we are going to need a lot more of them as the world continues to grow.

What are some things you can do to support?

• Take a 1 song shower
• Buy a re-usable water bottle (I love this one, 24 oz.)
• Use tap water!
• Buy recycled or environmentally friendly goods
• Buy recycled/eco-friendly gifts: NOVICA or uncommongoods
• Recycle more / produce less waste
• Buy your coffee from TOMS - one coffee = water for a person in need
• Reset your Amazon bookmark to smile.amazon.com, a portion of your % will go to a charity, like Charity Water - all the time!
• Watch this video about bottled water
• Support charities like One Drop and Water Aid

Check out this cool infographic from MWH Global:

And this one from GE Water: 

More information on World Water Day

"Thrive"

Originally written and posted by Lauren Myrick on 19 March 2014.

It's been almost ten years since the founding of The Huffington Post... One of the world's largest and most popular online news sites. They have more sections of news than Crayola has colors!

Arianna Huffington is the major founder behind The Huffington Post. She's been a women's champion for years and recently released a new book, Thrive, which describes her personal awakening journey and challenges readers to rethink their definition of success, along with other insights.

Arianna's lessons and message are not limited to women, everyone can benefit from her message. She stresses small changes "baby steps" to make a difference. What I liked most is that she challenges readers to test her theories, not just blindly accept them.

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Resources:

Book: Thrive

A recent appearance on Ellen, Arianna & Ellen discuss the contents of the book:
Part 1
Part 2 - suggestions, ideas, tips

You might have heard her TED talk, where she urges us to "sleep our way to the top."