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This guest post was sent to me by Ian Mowll of the Rising Water Project: “For years I have been trying to inspire change in our society on climate change. Surely, I thought, if I explained the science to people, they will see sense and change? But no, the more facts I explained to people, [...]
“There is more to life than increasing its speed” Gandhi. One of the most enjoyable and eagerly anticipated aspects of downshifting is the opportunity to spend less time earning a living (especially when it’s wearing us down) and more time on other aspects of our lives that we find more meaningful and less stressful. When [...]
Other than friends and family who live in London, the number of households I know of personally where no-one owns a car I could probably count on the fingers of one hand. Sadly, ours is not among them yet either, although the plan is for us not to replace our rather senior vehicle once it [...]
My compatriot in the downshifting world, the ebullient and lovable Tracey Smith, is going to be presenting a TV series on downshifting. She is currently seeking case studies who have done an extreme one – downshift that is – and she’s also looking for those of you who would describe yourselves as aspiring but exasperated [...]
“The objective is not to fill the container to the brim, but to make sure that the big rocks are there and that the container is not so full it can’t accommodate conscience-directed change.” Stephen Covey 1. What do you choose to own and what is merely passing through your life? 2. Which items that [...]
“Even people who want to live closer to Nature, balk when required to live within its rhythms” Stella, 8th Life. When we think of energy descent on a global scale or in terms of our own individual lives, what kind of a future do we imagine? Is it a high tech “Jetsons” lifestyle, a back-to-the-caves [...]
I couldn’t help noticing it’s lift share week on 4th -8th October and this reminds me that I still haven’t managed to actually do a lift share by advertising my willingness to participate online. This is partly because no-one has ever responded to a lift offer or request that I’ve posted, but also, if I’m [...]
“To attain knowledge, add things every day. To attain wisdom, remove things every day.” Lao Tzu You know you’d like to reduce your spending, review your cost of living and make do with less, but however much you think about it, nothing seems to spur you into action. What’s stopping you? Being “frugal” – sparing, [...]
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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