If I succeed in nothing else as a Girl Scout leader, I hope I open girls’ eyes to their own ability to change their world.

Photographer Chris Jordan shares a similar mission - but on a global scale.

He creates art exhibits that visually demonstrate the impact that each person has when multiplied by the many in America.

For example, it’s one thing to speak up about the growing epidemic of breast implants - even when it’s described as the gift of choice for graduating girls.

It’s another thing to see 32,000 Barbie dolls, equal to the monthly statistic of American breast implants, as the pixels in a canvas displaying a female torso.

You just can’t deny a direct correlation when you see it, and feel it.

That’s Chris Jordan’s goal, and he does a stellar job of achieving it.

Now, I just have to find a way to sneak in viewing this video into one of our Girl Scout meetings.

Tell me.  I really want to know.  What’s your gut reaction when you watch this video?  Do you feel a sudden desire to change your consumption habits? 

I’m discovering a renewed desire to renew, reuse, recycle.

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