coach, writer, educator downshifting, sustainable living, sustainable business
What is sustainable change? I believe it’s when we are able to cultivate a new habit, a novel way of being or doing, and maintain that long term. We might find this very easy to do for some habits, for example finding an alternative route to work and sticking to it, or deciding to wake [...]
There are plenty of examples from herbalism, both the Eastern herbal tradition of Ayurveda and Western herbalism, of home remedies that we can use to keep ourselves in tip top condition. During my annual spring clean of our bathroom cabinet last week, I noticed how very different the contents had become. No longer is it [...]
“When you are competent, you can do your work at high standards. When you are a master, you invent the next level of your work, craft or business, which is a lot more attractive, especially to better clients and customers.” Thomas Leonard. Autonomy: the opportunity to choose for ourselves a form of employment that suits [...]
From time to time, friends and acquaintances are kind enough to let me know of sustainable business opportunities. If you’re on the lookout for the chance to become self-employed, doing something ethical and authentic to what you believe in, then here’s a great little business venture that’s become available. Natural- Friends, the original, ethical dating [...]
It has occurred to me that when we are overly stressed, what we are actually encountering is a misuse of our personal energy. In the same way that we are collectively misusing the sources of fuel that the earth has to offer and causing global stress, on a personal level we can sometimes find ourselves [...]
Here’s a great topic to avoid – money! In my experience of coaching, discussing financial issues can be one of the areas that clients have most resistance to broaching and yet money is something from which we can learn a tremendous amount. You’ve only got to set yourself the challenge of living just a single [...]
I’ve been told that the Centre for Alternative Technology, CAT, is in a very serious situation and is requesting help from supporters. Of course, there are many excellent causes to direct money to. Please be assured that I don’t plan to blog on all of them or even many of them. Rather, you will find [...]
Where do you fit in your local community? How are you feeling about how your many strengths and skills, your valuable knowledge and experience is used and appreciated by those who live and work close to your home? What about local Government? How much do they know about what you really think? In our town, [...]
This site seeks to explore the heart and soul of downshifting to a more sustainable, ethical and holistic way of living and working, in keeping with the needs of the planet, humanity as a whole and ourselves as individuals. (read more)
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