The older I get, the more I try to affect my mini-cosmos in a beneficial way. I support two environmental funds in honor of family members, I recycle, I buy clothing (when possible) from a second-hand rose shop), I have a small vegetable garden, I donate to to causes that sustain the planet.
I compost, I have a friend cut my hair, I combine all errands that require a car into one trip/week when possible, I use the library for books, CDs, and DVDs, I am giving away some of my “stuff” whenever I can find a willing recipient, I eat lower on the food chain, I ration my water use, I take care of my health so I see the doctor rarely.
I watch the younger generation in my immediate family living similar lives and I expect that their children will do the same.
This balances out, I hope, the thougthless and egocentral profligacy of my youth.