tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post4719733458986196396..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: What Gods Do We Worship?Gregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-68422685440916212952016-12-31T03:07:42.136-04:002016-12-31T03:07:42.136-04:00Mary,
Kudos to you for taking on the difficult wo... Mary,<br /><br />Kudos to you for taking on the difficult work of deciding what things are really important to you. Stuff that doesn't actively enhance our lives acts as an anchor. It slows us down. <br /><br />Even though my house currently contains the least amount of stuff since I first moved out of my parents place back in the day, there is STILL stuff that is not doing any work for me. It is an ongoing process of finding the optimum level of material goods to support the life you want. <br /><br />Through our several years of active downsizing we have been continually amazed at how much we tend to overestimate how much we need. I hope by the time I am ready to die I only own a piece of cloth to wrap myself in, and a bowl from which to eat and drink. I think that would be enough.<br /><br />Happy New Year to you, too. Good luck with your continued efforts and brave approach toward attaining a less clutter life. Many of us here are all doing it together, and it can be a fun and rewarding challenge. 2017 - less clutter, more freedom.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-81433686055578619622016-12-31T03:00:20.380-04:002016-12-31T03:00:20.380-04:00Alex,
We so agree with you. When Linda and I say ...Alex,<br /><br />We so agree with you. When Linda and I say we are "not buying anything", it includes not buying into the faulty thinking that is being foisted on the world. We will find our salvation not by looking outward, but by looking inward. Inner space - the final frontier.Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-5987590046758819482016-12-30T12:07:27.596-04:002016-12-30T12:07:27.596-04:00Agreed, a thought provoking and amazing post. The ...Agreed, a thought provoking and amazing post. The picture of the crucified Santa was thought provoking in itself - is that to crucify the consumerism of the Christmas season? Or something else? Never a bad thing to get me thinking. I just took a large load of clothing and kitchen items to Salvation Army for donation. I created a list of the items for tax purposes. Looking at the list of all that stuff I didn't need but had purchased made me feel sick. And I hope to keep that sick feeling present in my world so I don't make such bad decisions again. My clean out of the house of all the items we don't use is not complete, so it won't be too hard to make myself feel sick again with my waste. Thank you so much for your posts and the reminder that "I am and have ENOUGH". Happy New Year! -- MaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-71230061377290278622016-12-24T11:52:32.371-04:002016-12-24T11:52:32.371-04:00Alex said it all (better than I could) Thanks for ...Alex said it all (better than I could) Thanks for this amazing and thought provoking post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-15562915670620280692016-12-23T02:49:53.484-04:002016-12-23T02:49:53.484-04:00Wow, thanks for this amazing post. Simple living h...Wow, thanks for this amazing post. Simple living has two components having less material stuff and rejecting needless consumption. The second is rejecting cluttered and unuseful beliefs. All we need is to believe in is compassion for all sentiant beings and respect for ecology. All other beliefs are just thoughts that have no basis in reality. People want scientific progress and knowledge of the universe yet they never cultivate their amazing consciousness.<br />Peace,<br />AlexAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com