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The Day I Bought Nothing

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Jan 02, 2017

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The first Buy Nothing Day was in Canada in 1992. Buy Nothing Day is a day to spread awareness about the excessive consumerism running rampant in our world. It's not just about changing someone’s habits for one day but about showing someone how to live freely, without buying anything.

On November 25th, 2016 more than 60 countries participated in a worldwide Buy Nothing Day. The main idea for this event is for people to see what it is like to take a stand against corporate domination. On adbusters.org, they state that they would like to show people how it feels to live freely. They ask people this Christmas and from now on, if they are going to buy something, try a local or independent shop, or maybe even make something. This is revolutionary because so many people today are always trying to get stuff commercialized and the consumerism is atrocious. Making something or buying something from a local shop gives that little thing a little extra flair, and a whole day without buying anything should be fine. It shouldn’t hurt.

On the contrary, some people state how there are other ways for people to stop shopping. Shift Your Shopping is meant to attempt to redirect spending away from corporate chains and online giants toward locally owned. Shift your Shopping recognizes "Black Friday" frenzy and wants people to think about people giving gifts and not things. Although people think Shift Your Shopping is a good change, sometimes the lines can become blurred about what is and isn't commercialized.

Shift your Shopping is great for everyday buying, so you can buy local items. Buy Nothing Day shuts out the whole commercial world for one day. Buying gifts usually looks commercialized, big name brands like Barbie or Hot Wheels. They are not just things if it REALLY means something to someone. An example of this could be my brothers. They love WWE and would love WWE figurines for Christmas. They would be gifts to them and not things, even though they are commercialized. Gifts and items should be bought for their sentiment, not their price or popularity.

Well in the end, what do you, the readers, think? Would a Buy Nothing Day be good for Americans to do? Would we realize all the good that we already have, and see that we don't need anything else for one day? Or maybe we just need to start buying more things from small business instead. Buy Nothing Day or Shift Your Shopping? I want to here from you!

If you want to learn more about Buy Nothing Day click the link below:

http://www.adbusters.org/bnd/

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

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