The credit crunch could be a good thing. We might start living life at half the speed we currently do, which means we would only be consuming the world twice as fast as we should.
Posts Tagged ‘materialism’
“Slow down you move too fast. You gotta make this moment last”
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008Don’t Save the Planet
Monday, October 20th, 2008I’ve come to realise that we don’t need to “Save The Planet”. The planet will be fine without us. We need to save humankind. The solution lies in all of us taking 100% responsibility for everything we do every minute of every day in order to start healing our home, a home we are consuming faster than it can replenish itself. The starting point? Gratitude. The minute we become grateful for what we already have in life, we shift our focus from a constant desire for more to a realisation that we can have a much higher quality of life with less. There is no greater love we can give to our children and their future. Today, write down five things you are grateful for and see how different it makes you feel.
The Story of Stuff
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Whenever I see something truely exceptional, I’m excited to share it with the world.
The Story of Stuff is a wonderful take on mass consumption and what we can do about it. I’ll be posting up all seven parts, starting today with the Intro:
