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Apr 9, 2008 | 8:45 PM PST
I was over in the forums and came across a going green thread and it occurred to me , that it ain't that hard to become less of a consumer.You just gotta change your way of thinkin about how you want to live your life.If you walk some of the places you gotta go,you'll not only strengthen your body, but also your mind. Me and Matt watch the clouds and play that old "Whats that one look like"game.I guess what I'm trying to say is, life is a balancing act. A little work, a little play. Getting so wrapped up in the race for more more and still more, knocks that balance off and the only way out is a screeching halt, a step back a good long hard look at whats important. I grew up in two room shacks with an outhouse, folks today think they need a mansion with all the trimmings to start out. This more more attitude wastes valuable resources. Go to the dump sometimes and just see how much people waste. My husband once took me to one of those buffet places to eat, and it bout made me sick to see the platefuls of food being wasted. A lot of folks throw out good clothes just because their closets won't hold the new ones they did'nt need in the first place. In my day, if something could'nt be mended, it would be pieced into a quilt, or some such use.A really small kitchen garden could just about feed a family of four if the time was taken to teach the young ones to help. Ah, well it's a different time now.But I don't believe it's a better time necessarily.
P.S. I just made myself sad, sorry self!
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Apr 9, 2008 | 8:45 PM PST
I was over in the forums and came across a going green thread and it occurred to me , that it ain't that hard to become less of a consumer.You just gotta change your way of thinkin about how you want to live your life.If you walk some of the places you gotta go,you'll not only strengthen your body, but also your mind. Me and Matt watch the clouds and play that old "Whats that one look like"game.I guess what I'm trying to say is, life is a balancing act. A little work, a little play. Getting so wrapped up in the race for more more and still more, knocks that balance off and the only way out is a screeching halt, a step back a good long hard look at whats important. I grew up in two room shacks with an outhouse, folks today think they need a mansion with all the trimmings to start out. This more more attitude wastes valuable resources. Go to the dump sometimes and just see how much people waste. My husband once took me to one of those buffet places to eat, and it bout made me sick to see the platefuls of food being wasted. A lot of folks throw out good clothes just because their closets won't hold the new ones they did'nt need in the first place. In my day, if something could'nt be mended, it would be pieced into a quilt, or some such use.A really small kitchen garden could just about feed a family of four if the time was taken to teach the young ones to help. Ah, well it's a different time now.But I don't believe it's a better time necessarily.
P.S. I just made myself sad, sorry self!
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Apr 10, 2008 | 9:48 AM PST
I agree with you 100%. Although I am only 38, I seem to have a lot more wisdom than a lot of the people that surround me, mostly becuase they are younger. My wife and I swapped out a few light bulbs for the low energy kind after reading an article as to how much energy it would save if everyone just switched out ONE in there home. I know we could do so much more. We also donate all of our old clothes to Goodwill and other Charity organizations, but I still know we could do more and more. Thanx for writing this and making me think about it. I hope everyone that reads this can be affected by it and try to pass it along. |
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Apr 10, 2008 | 4:55 PM PST
Why thank you bat.Sometimes it's hard to remember that the world is filled with opportunitys to make a difference.Even small ones can add up to a lot. |
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