“By taking care of the present, we can even transform the past.” Thich Nhat Hahn
What is the past? What is history? I would suggest that the past is only what we choose to remember, whether that’s what someone’s recorded in a history text or whether it’s our personal recollection of an event. The memory [...]
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 agency, [...]
Something for those readers who are single and would rather be in a partnership. Here’s an article I wrote recently for the internet dating site, Natural Friends:
Are you feeling a lack of enthusiasm for dating as the year draws to a close?
Longer nights, shorter days, colder and wetter weather can all enhance our natural tendency [...]
In several of the articles I’ve written, I mention authenticity and the benefits of living in alignment with our values – living authentically.
Beverley has contacted me to ask that I produce some kind of straightforward checklist on how to lead an authentic life.
Here’s what I’ve come up with (so far!):
1. Know your values and principles [...]
A while ago I tentatively broached the subject of what I saw as the link between terrorism and our materialistic lifestyle. What prompted this was my fascination with the simple phrase “Live more simply, so that others may simply live.” So, I suggested in the article that maybe living and working in a way that [...]
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)