Imagine the world without anger, without greed. We have the power, the tools, the skills and the resources right now to build a peaceful world, where people live in harmony with the Earth and each other. This blog explores ways we are doing just that, one post, one change, one day at a time. Join me. Tell your stories. Ask for help. Spread your ideas for making the vision real and, well, ordinary.
Showing posts with label Judy Wicks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judy Wicks. Show all posts

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Is competition the only successful business model?

See how Judy Wicks, owner of White Dog Cafe in Pennsylvania, succeeded when she changed her business model from competition to cooperation, lent a helping hand to other small business owners, and changed a bit of her world in the process.


Dowser Video: Judy Wicks, White Dog Cafe and BALLE from Dowser on Vimeo.

Judy Wicks is an Ordinary Hero in my book. All of you are. Whether you're a business owner greening your business, a consumer making conscious choices about the businesses you patronize, or a farmer building healthier soil, you are my heroes. At a time when my hope bank is dangerously low, your work builds it up one conscious choice at at time. Your words and stories give me hope that there is still time to create a world more like the Village of Ordinary.

For each step you take, each choice that preserves our land and fresh water supply, cares for our sister creatures, empowers the oppressed, educates the illiterate, feeds the hungry, makes peace in your neighborhood or the world, I give gratitude. Everything you do matters. Every little thing, one way or another. On this day, a day each week when those who practice the Christian faith pause to give gratitude for the bounty of their lives, I honor the tradition and stop to give gratitude for you and the ways you are making the world better each day.

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We make peace in a million small ways every day.
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