coach, writer, educator downshifting, sustainable living, sustainable business
‘Love does not just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread, remade all the time, made new.’ Ursula K. Le Guin Have you noticed how many “days for this” and “weeks for that” there are these days? Just focussing on those related to sustainable living and downshifting, I can think [...]
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, [...]
Here’s a totally inspiring example of what’s possible when you combine activism with a Transition Town initiative. The activists in this case were responding to the threat of a third runway being built at Heathrow, just outside London. The runway construction would have threatened the community of Sipson. Transition Heathrow was formed as a radical [...]
I wonder what your take is on the significance of particular events in your life. Perhaps you can remember certain challenging or breakthrough situations that turned out to be turning points for you. For me, when there are unusual patterns in events in my life, I tend to stop and take a closer look at [...]
“To find our Calling is to find the intersection between our own deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger.” Frederick Buechner. The news pages are filled with details of two major overwhelming events this week – the civil unrest in Libya with attempts to overthrow Gadaffi’s regime and the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand. If [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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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