Green This Season - Digital Conscious Fashion Magazine 2014 - #1 | Page 27

I actually find it easy. Like anything in
life, be it a romantic relationship, job
offer, or deciding to go vegan, the hardest
thing to do is make a commitment to
take 100% responsibility for your life.
This requires being willing to be honest
with yourself, to let go of the people,
places and habits that no longer serve
you, to take a step towards living in
greater integrity with your higher values.
This includes doing what is good--life
giving--for your mind, body, spirit and
the planet in the long-term. Once you
do, the Universe takes ten steps forward
on your behalf, and many of the lifestyle
choices you previously thought were
impossible become quite possible.
The good news is, today, consumer
demand for the conscious lifestyle has
grown exponentially, making sustainable
products so much easier to find than they
were 10+ years ago when I first started
on the path. There are literally thousands
of great products and stores on the market
now that offer everything you need to
live a healthy, spiritually grounded, ecochic life. Today, there are yoga studios
and juice bars on almost every city block,
hundreds of great designers and media

platforms around the world dedicated
to the best in eco-fashion, and dozens
of tasty vegan restaurants in every major
city.

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For people who don’t live in major cities,
everything you need is just an app or an
internet click away. You just have to be
willing to take responsibility to honestly
ask yourself powerful questions about
what you’re buying, where/how it was
made, and its overall impact for better
or for worse.

What is the hardest part
about living consciously?
Being willing to take fearless and honest
moral inventories about the movie of
my life where I am 100% accountable
for everything--whether positive or
negative--that happens. It takes no effort
to be an angel when everyone agrees with
you or is loving, kind and supportive. But
when confronted by people who don’t
share my values, whether it’s being cut
off on the highway or dealing with a
crabby co-worker, choosing to take the
high road can often feel like lifting heavy
weights. Over time, I’ve found that these
interpersonal challenges help me develop
stronger muscles in places where I am
spiritually or morally weaker. Eventually,
strengthening these muscles has helped
me accomplish great things on my life
journey.

Green This Season MAGAZINE Spring 2014

You live very consciously,
how easy do you find that, in
day-to-day life, how easy do
you find it to shop for apparel,
shoes, and food?