Rebellious Act #2: Take a walk outside

Yup. Get off the couch. Stuff your phone in your pocket. Go outside and take a walk, even if it's only around the block. Pay attention to what is around you, not just what is on the screen.

Even better, get really far outside. Into the green spaces. Take a walk in the woods. Dip your toes in a creek. Sit beside a river. Take half an hour or more and absorb the spirit of wild places.

Bonus Rebel Points if you:

• talk to your neighbors
• walk a dog
• hike
• take a child with you
• sprinkle wildflower seeds
• leave offerings

The Powers That Be want you to be an unhappy drone who spends all day obsessively checking your phone and wondering what all those famous people are doing and thinking and buying. Be a Rebel. Fill your mind with the sights and sounds and energy of the outdoors. Speak to the birds and the animals and the trees. Be a little strange. You'll be different from the herd.

Rebellious Act #1: Make Something

This is always my number one favorite Rebellious Act. Make something.

Make dinner. Make art. Make a shirt...a quilt...a poem...a story...a garden. Make a mess. Make a fuss. Make plans.

The Powers That Be want you to be a quiet, obedient little consumer. They want you to buy the things that THEY make.

Every time YOU make something, it's one less thing that they can sell you. One less dollar in their pockets. And it's one more skill for YOU, and no one can take your skills from you.

Let's all try to squeeze in one Rebellious Act a day. Go for it.