I was cruising some blogs that I read and came across this video on No Impact Man - Colin Bevan's blog and just had to share it with you in case you hadn't seen it yet.
Its called "The High Price of Materialism" and expresses things that I had thought but hadn't been able to put into words (or pictures!). I think people who read green-y, eco friendly, homesteading, values based lifestyle type blogs and websites probably consciously or maybe even unconsciously, would agree with a lot of what Tim Kasser says; and draws!
Its a very succinct and basic answer to the question - How do I live my life, if my life isn't about buying things and getting the next payrise...?
Building and living a life that expresses and promotes intrinsic values is the answer. How each of us do that is an individual response. Some will have no TV's, others limit the time the spend with it on. Some garden and produce their own food, other buy local organic veges. Some of us will be vegetarian, some locavores, and others totally organic. Some of us volunteer, some of us blog, some of us build strong family ties, some build community when they walk the dog. I think a lot of us do a lot of these things because it feels good, but for me, it was interesting to see it in words and see the greater logic and impact of what I have been bumbling around doing in my own little world!
Have a look at the video and let me know what you think!
Its called "The High Price of Materialism" and expresses things that I had thought but hadn't been able to put into words (or pictures!). I think people who read green-y, eco friendly, homesteading, values based lifestyle type blogs and websites probably consciously or maybe even unconsciously, would agree with a lot of what Tim Kasser says; and draws!
Its a very succinct and basic answer to the question - How do I live my life, if my life isn't about buying things and getting the next payrise...?
Building and living a life that expresses and promotes intrinsic values is the answer. How each of us do that is an individual response. Some will have no TV's, others limit the time the spend with it on. Some garden and produce their own food, other buy local organic veges. Some of us will be vegetarian, some locavores, and others totally organic. Some of us volunteer, some of us blog, some of us build strong family ties, some build community when they walk the dog. I think a lot of us do a lot of these things because it feels good, but for me, it was interesting to see it in words and see the greater logic and impact of what I have been bumbling around doing in my own little world!
Have a look at the video and let me know what you think!
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