tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post1733951378302122089..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: It May Be Better Not To HaveGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-344003344625260872019-12-02T23:25:03.525-04:002019-12-02T23:25:03.525-04:00A public library is perhaps one of the best gifts ...A public library is perhaps one of the best gifts civilization has to offer. I would love to have access to a library of things. What a wonderful idea.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-55880854259181897942019-12-02T23:23:28.788-04:002019-12-02T23:23:28.788-04:00Back in the day gift giving was a tradition, but o...Back in the day gift giving was a tradition, but only to the poor and those that really needed it. A mini re-distribution of wealth, if you will. Mass gift giving at Christmas did not start until the 1900s when advertisers began using Santa Claus to push their wares. <br /><br />What a wonderful feeling to be content with what you have. That is the best gift of all.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-9623104722063805132019-12-02T23:19:44.757-04:002019-12-02T23:19:44.757-04:00Your Christmas sounds great. It is a very nice tim...Your Christmas sounds great. It is a very nice time of year if one can ignore all the pressure to buy.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-60448619147453921142019-12-02T23:18:12.807-04:002019-12-02T23:18:12.807-04:00Owning less can change your life for the better. A...Owning less can change your life for the better. A radical thought in today's world, and perhaps always. Our accumulation has been increasing for a very long time.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-68372741298314992312019-12-02T16:08:35.193-04:002019-12-02T16:08:35.193-04:00My boyfriend and I agree that often gifts we recei...My boyfriend and I agree that often gifts we receive create a burden of responsibility we don't want. And it's why we don't give many gifts either - we don't want to put that burden on another. Really like the Master Ummon Zenji quote; yes, it is often best to never own that "thing" at all. Which is why I'm really grateful for our local library. It of course has books, movies, magazines, video games that folks can check out (no need to buy it), but they now have a "Library of Things" where you can check out to use things like a sewing machine, a ukulele, binoculars and a bird watching books, power drills, etc. It's a cool idea - gives people a chance to try/use many things without purchasing. It's a new program, sure hope it works out. -- MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-58187836942614783952019-12-02T15:34:15.513-04:002019-12-02T15:34:15.513-04:00I see the giving as something we can do for others...I see the giving as something we can do for others who really do not have enough. We could donate food for hampers or donate our time to serve Christmas meals to folks who have no family. We could donate money for people who cannot afford the basics like shelter, food and education. And of course we can still share delicious traditional food with our families and friends if we wish. As for myself, I am in the fortunate position to really have no needs or wants. Blessed indeed. <br /><br />Madeleine<br /><br />MadeleineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-80247590716659895862019-12-02T13:55:33.188-04:002019-12-02T13:55:33.188-04:00Gift giving as Christmas is a wonderful tradition,...Gift giving as Christmas is a wonderful tradition, but has been so over killed by the nature of our society. It is hard to fight this, but I try. I love Christmas, I love the traditions, the cooking, the food , the family. I just try not to over do on material things and use and reuse what I have.Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-57796476253202650042019-12-01T05:52:05.346-04:002019-12-01T05:52:05.346-04:00Owning less ad simplicity cultivate new insights i...Owning less ad simplicity cultivate new insights into the world. Meditation on it's own is not enough as letting go of stuff and concepts enables space for a different view of this universe.It's interesting when you reach a certain place past masters become interesting to read and once obscure sayings become clearer. Then they eventually fall away. Acceptance as things are is important as we begin to understand that the illusion people think is real is real to them - so in a kind of way is real, lol. Culture and beliefs just grow like trees on sit like stones, worn away by time.<br />Peace,<br />AlexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com