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This story really appeals to my internal geek and my love of the subversive! With his ‘open sourced blue-prints for civilisation’ Marcin Jakubowski , with colleagues from around the world, is creating a Global Village Construction Set – DIY instruction kits for the 50 most useful machines to support us in living sustainably. Marcin says [...]
21st September is an International Day of Peace and I’d like to mark the event on this blog by sharing some tips on cultivating peace of mind. Do feel free to add yours too in the comments box. Here’s a video to inspire us: 1. Start the day with calm reflection and a peaceful intention. [...]
‘What decision should I make when I don’t know what’s going to happen?’ A Zen Koan This week, a friend and respected teacher sent me the koan above. There are decisions to be made every day, of course: What time to get up, what to wear, what to eat, how to handle particular situations, what [...]
‘There can be no joy in life without the joy of work.’ Thomas Aquinas Firstly, I’d like to make clear that I’m not talking about ‘grafting’ as in ‘extortion’, but as in satisfying, productive, physical work. In our industrial growth society, I mourn the decrease in this activity with the advances in technology and automation. [...]
How would you complete that sentence? If just contemplating that causes the hair on the back of your neck to stand up on end, then maybe it’s time to explore the wallet a little more deeply. Being ethical and authentic with money Somehow, I seemed to inherit a wariness of money. Yes, I know [...]
There are a variety of different ways in which downshifters define their success. Here are 10 examples: 1. Plucking up the courage to leave a long-term career that didn’t suit. 2. Starting up a small business doing something that inspires . 3. Finding a new vocation in which to re-train that feels joyful and interesting. [...]
“Save money, save the planet, have a party: swishing effortlessly touches all of these buttons. Swishing parties are for all those women who want to combine glamour, environmental protection and frugality.” Lucy Shea, founder of Swishing and Chief Executive of Futerra Sustainability Communications. Perhaps men can do this too, Lucy? To organise a Swishing party, [...]
“I claim that in losing the spinning wheel we lost our left lung. We are, therefore, suffering from galloping consumption. The restoration of the wheel arrests the progress of the fell disease.” Mahatma Gandhi One of the criticisms I hear of downshifting and living more sustainably is that a collective move in this direction [...]
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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