It's been encouraging to hear the pope talking about climate change and take it away from being a political issue to being one of survival.

For instance, people who have to walk miles for water - and we just turn on the faucet and let it run. Or people right here in our country [USA] who are food insecure, and yet we as a nation throw out an inconceivable amount of food.

In the mid-nineties, diversity in the fashion/beauty business was hard to come by.

It feels good to know you contributed positively to another's life, to their happiness, to their survival. It gives us a sense of purpose.

Donate time, food, or money to organizations that fight the good fight. We can act individually for the collective good. We can all do something.

Camo never goes out of style as far as I'm concerned.

Acknowledgement: Understanding and compassion for others and their suffering is the next step. Put yourself in the shoes of people who don't have the luxury of being wasteful.