Destroy the capitalist beast that resides within me

just thinking today about how totally disgusting the human race is. i mean, really, people. we almost never rely on ourselves but just walk on over to our best friend walmart and pick something up.

when we make things (that we really don’t need), we buy stuff to make it. i wanted to make a tie-die shirt a couple days ago. what did i buy?
- a white t-shirt
- tie-die mixes from walmart
- freezer paper from a grocery store chain

if i were to actually destroy the capitalist beast within me, i would make my own fabric from fleece from sheep, the make it into a shirt, and dye it with natural fruit dyes from the fruit trees in my back yard.

if only.
peace.

whenever i buy something i’ve been thinking to myself, “okay, you can buy this, but could you buy it at a local store, or could you make it yoursel? could you grow it?”
which is always a good thing.
instead of going to starbucks during lunch, i go to the local coffee shop across the street. instead of buying shoes at a big retailer, i bought them at a local shop. and for the past month, i haven’t bought anything from large chains because i couldn’t. i bought everything from local shops.
okay, so i bought five new shirts at gap, two at zumiez, six pairs of underware at jockey, and a grande sweetened black ice tea with light ice and a chocolate cupcake from starbucks in the past 24 hours.
but i’m noticing, “hey. stop and think about your purchases.”

grow.