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When charitable giving can't resolve lifestyle contradictions

I give to three different environmental charities but I still drive an SUV and fly frequently for work and the cognitive dissonance is making me feel like a complete hypocrite.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Donations can become a way to avoid confronting the deeper contradictions in how we actually live.

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“Where Are You with Charitable giving across traditions?”

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