oooo, you're makin' me feel

so lately i've been thinking a lot about this song, nikki rutz, irresistible revolution, captivating, braddigan and my strengths finder results simlutaneously. God's really made an interesting stew out of all of the main issues these people raise in my heart. i'm not really sure where this simmering will take me, but i'm very intrigued to find out.

right now i've been desirous to change my buying (or, as i would like to call it, investing) habits. if i need a t-shirt, shoes, new bag, new shower gel why not buy a version of it with bigger purpose attached than just my needs? i have yet to do extensive research on this - and i need to figure out how i can buy professional clothing and accessories for a big-people job this way - but it's a process. the more i think about it, the more i'm sure this is my first step to figure out what kind of a person God wants me to be for this word, personally.

there are so many people around the world well beyond less fortunate than myself that, through the ingenious care and sensitivity from some entrepreneurs, are able to benefit from my "investments" if only i would take the time and extra few dollars to, in some cases, sustain their very life. if you can't tell, people-oriented charity (poverty, world hunger, social justice) is my kindling passion.

now, to each their own. you gotta pick and chose your battles. not everyone can fight for social justice, world hunger, green peace, animal rights, etc. all at once. unless that's your life or something. and by no means have i figured out how to make such issues my life (and sorry to offend anyone, but i'm not sure i'll ever jump on the "in the arms of the angels" pets bandwagon. people need attention first, in my opinion - although animal abuse is a very sad reality).

but yeah. i dunno if too many people feel me on this, but i'm pretty sure it's been rising on peoples' agendas recently. i would love any input on info you've found, but let me just tell you right now: i'm not a fan of charitable buys that donate like...a "whole two dollars" to support a cause. ridiculous. i'm in it for the big bucks.

i relly wish i was better at this, but if anyone else does feel me, here are the few sources i've compiled thus far:

• FEED bag - feed a child at school for a year. annnd, i'm pretty sure you could use it can double as an environmentally-friendly grocery bag as well, eh?
  
• TOMS shoes - you buy a pair, he donates a pair to a child (currently either South American or African)
  
• Jedidiah - not only do they create and sell shirts for large social justice, world hunger and poverty organizations, they donate $10 of those sales as well as 10% of all regular sales to a number of causes