...the shop local initiative...we should at least try...

don't you think??

...i sometimes get an itch or rather a thought or belief that becomes part of a passion for me...some say i become too passionate about certain things; often to the point of me being stubborn & not wanting to listen to the other side of the argument (what can i say, i'm a leo or something like that)...i digress...

...this however is becoming more the forefront of my new passion...local, small business whatever that encompasses for you or how you define it...i have tried to support the small guy, my brothers are the little guy, not corporate owned & i want people to support them; so in turn i like to support others in the same boat...

...recently i have felt a bigger push to buy more local, more small business...why?  why do this, well to be perfectly honest i feel as if small business is a major backbone to society...they create & provide jobs, they support our local economies, & they put money back where it needs to be...there is also something about buying/supporting your own backyard...am i on my soap box, am i putting too much into it??

...maybe, or just maybe i challenge myself to buy more local, to shop where i live, when it comes to the buying produce i go to the farmer's market, or when i want a cup of coffee i try the local shop around the corner & the list goes on...& this goes for not just shopping & buying in only my city, my state, but to support all the local efforts out there...i can do this & there will be times i step into the big corporate store but if i just try to be a little more proactive, then maybe i can change the way i think or the way the big guy does business...here goes nothin, here goes to buying & going local!!!