Mindfulness of the resources we have and respect for where we live, eat, and sleep is a good starting point. Being conscious of your consumption, what goes in and out, will help cut down on wastefulness.

I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.

My grandmother instilled in me two important lessons: I was just as good as anyone else, and education was my salvation. Fortunately, I was able to get scholarships to excellent schools, but I was one of the lucky ones. All of this is what draws me to anti-poverty organizations like Oxfam.

Failure isn't really an option because, as my grandmother used to say, "Nothing beats a failure but a try."

We live in a country [USA] where the belief is that anyone can succeed, but for so many here, and for the majority of the world, that's not the case. In many parts of the world, women and poor people are at a huge disadvantage - certain rights and protections don't exist, and they don't have the chance of upward mobility.

You can't improvise if you are tense. Or thinking too much. You have to really let it go.

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.