tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21090954.post5041324377843296695..comments2023-08-16T09:47:32.926+00:00Comments on downshifting-path to simplicity: believeDownshiftingpathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00046640631739567120noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21090954.post-41280341598368245022008-11-17T21:32:00.000+00:002008-11-17T21:32:00.000+00:00I was watching the fires in California and one cou...I was watching the fires in California and one couple who had lost everything said "We still have each other and our family". <BR/>A lot of our relationships have been eroded in the rush to get an ever more higher standard of living.I have been thinking I will look at everything in my life and ask myself "could I do without this" "did I have this when I was a child" The result could be quite interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21090954.post-29366348927918418892008-11-17T14:13:00.000+00:002008-11-17T14:13:00.000+00:00Hi AnneYour comment "Invest in your health and you...Hi Anne<BR/><BR/>Your comment "Invest in your health and your relationships" summed up what is in fact missing for many in today's 'live now pay later' consumer society. <BR/><BR/>Both are beyond price.Rev. Peter Doodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15095282505667909048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21090954.post-11091300339684990722008-11-16T09:46:00.000+00:002008-11-16T09:46:00.000+00:00I also think music can be empowering. I had noted ...I also think music can be empowering. I had noted that song - as an uplifter. As you say - hard times ahead - and many people are there already. I just thank goodness personally that I am a "planner" - so I've been planning/planning/planning again - but, even with that temperament, one thinks "Have I done everything I can?" and knows its not possible to protect against everything that might possibly happen.<BR/><BR/>So - I guess one has to try and remember "Just for today"...as in "just for today - I have food, I have warmth, I have some useful work to do (if of the unpaid variety)" - as well as doing what planning one can.<BR/><BR/>regards<BR/><BR/>ceridwenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com