by A. Simplicity on October 14, 2009
We tend to look outwards, spend our time searching and achieving, placing our hopes and desires in the future and never looking at the now. But everyday life is filled with pleasures, achievements, goodness and happiness. We need the courage to acknowledge the little things and detach ourselves from the idea that a cheerful, contented, happy life is something you need to achieve, to have, that it will be that way once we have money to burn, nice clothes, an expensive house, a flash car and so on. [...]
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by A. Simplicity on October 5, 2009
Modern life, in the modern age; so busy, rushed and focused. Our lives are filled with abundance and the good things that make up a happy, healthy, productive, satisfying life. Yet do we feel satisfied, do we have time to appreciate the good things? So much of modern live is based on having and obtaining rather than generating and sharing. [...]
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by A. Simplicity on September 29, 2009
Are we willing to continue to contribute to the negative effects of our consumer lifestyle all for the sake of meeting fleeting desires? Are we willing to give it up? Even though it is everything we need, want and desire? Because it is, isn’t it?
What about the desire for a world free of poverty, the need to live sustainable and the want of a better future for the planet and mankind? These are some pretty heavy things but if you honestly ask yourself; are you willing to contribute to the negative effects of a consumer lifestyle. [...]
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by A. Simplicity on September 18, 2009
We all have a conscious and none of us really want to have a negative social or environmental impact, right? But do we really ever consider the connection between the things we buy and the living world?
Every day we hear about climate change, poverty, starvation, disease, drought and pollution, are harassed to go ‘green’, be eco-friendly, biodegradable and sustainable all while having consumerism and product placement choke us and drive us a little crazy. We can’t help but turn-off!
If we sweat the big stuff too much, it paralyses us, we feel there is nothing we can do to ’save the world from ultimate destruction’. [...]
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by A. Simplicity on September 1, 2009
A small, simple life, filled with little daily rituals, simple truths… things that have a smaller impact on the earth, small things that make you happy, that can grow into big things… a simple idea that can take hold and become a way of living… a small, simple life for your wellbeing and the life of the planet. [...]
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