coach, writer, educator downshifting, sustainable living, sustainable business
There seems to be a kind of response to stress that says we need to work harder, force ourselves to give more, make it happen, cajole others into complying with our needs. I’ve noticed this urge in myself and travelled alongside clients as they’ve wrestled with this one. Jess was starting a small business providing [...]
“If we take an honest look within, we may notice a certain guardedness around our heart. For some people, this is a thick, impenetrable barricade. For others, it is a thinner, subtler protective shield or contraction that only emerges under threatening conditions. And nothing triggers this sense of threat so strongly as the suspicion that [...]
In our move to a more sustainable way of living and of doing business, we know that we need to change how we act and also how we think. Our actions, after all, stem from our thoughts and, unless we change our approach to how we think, we will not manage to downshift or to [...]
A ritual can be defined as a solemn ceremony of observance. It is a term often associated with religion. What I’m suggesting here, however, is that rituals can be a way to remind us to nourish ourselves every day, both on a practical physical level and whilst engaging our hearts in our work. People 1. [...]
The whole idea of running a business in a conscious way, by that I mean ethically, holistically and sustainably, can seem to many people like a complete contradiction in terms. Back in the 1980s, I was an employee in a large multinational organisation and I completed a Diploma in Marketing with the Chartered Institute [...]
One of the terms that is often used when considering how we cope collectively with the triple challenges of peak oil, climate change and economic meltdown is “resilience”. It seems we would benefit from cultivating this collectively at the levels of local community, at a national level and globally. Whenever we attempt to establish [...]
Despite not having a television, somehow the gloom and doom of the media hype on our “dire economic situation” has still filtered through to this downshifter’s awareness. An alien from outer space visiting our planet for the first time might despair at our lack of understanding of the very basics of living within our planetary [...]
Whether you are starting to work from home, starting a small, sustainable business, deciding to home educate your children or simply live without a car, the experience of turning your back on the rat race can feel very lonely. More than that, you may be challenged by others who view your actions as an implied [...]
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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