When I see statistics like this, I remember I think of a good friend’s tattoo that says, “life’s a trip.” Then I think of my ink that says, “I choose the road less traveled, and that makes all the difference.” It’s acknowledging that life is hard and you are strong enough to find the road that makes all the difference for you.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of convenience and low prices from big businesses like Amazon and Walmart, but at what cost is it worth it. Big business is killing the planet, enslaving their employees, and having significant political influence, much to the demise of we the people. We have to see what the corporate salespeople are really selling us and change the parts that we can control, like buying our goods and services from the locals.

The kitchen is the heart of your home; even if takeout and freezer meals are your thing, you are still being exposed to your kitchen’s dirty little secrets. If you are heating your food in a microwave, please stop. Microwaves zap all the nutrients from your food, plastic leaches into your food, and the technology is bad for the planet.

A business that operates from the Single Bottom Line is 100% profit-driven. The motto is to grow grow grow and keep expenses as low as possible with no concern for the casualties along the way. This type of operation has been the standard, across the board, for hundreds of years. However, there is a better way to do business, and that’s operating from the Triple Bottom Line.