Minimalism
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Hello everyone, A while back I shared about my experiment of canceling home internet. I wasn’t certain what would happen; it simply seemed questionable that there was a need to duplicate services, and I wanted to discover the truth of the situation. That experiment has resulted in some surprises. As I went online less, I…
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M dragged yet another box out of the closet and plopped it tiredly upon the bed. “She kept so much crap!” And she did. Photos, mementos, things she’d used in the past and put away. She figured she might need them again someday. But that day never arrived. Instead, she’s now buried beneath six feet…
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It’s been over a week since I had my home internet disconnected, I’ve used the hotspot on my phone hard this week; I deliberately hit the cap to see how things would work once my cellphone provider throttled the hotspot data. To my delight I can still surf the Internet. The pages load significantly slower…
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Around here we mark the seasons with Pot Lucks, costume contests, small parties to celebrate whatever someone chooses to celebrate. We mark the days with little stories from the emails that hit our inboxes. This is our life and we live it one email at a time. There are worse lives than the life of…
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Silence has a sound. It is the sound of water through the pipes. It is the hum of electric in the wires. It is the sigh of an ancient house, the wind in the trees, and the rain on the roof. Silence has a sound but we can’t hear it over the music, television, and…
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Today is the first day without Internet service in my home. It should be a day like any other day; I rarely use my home Internet service during the week. Most evenings I spend my time resting, reading a book, or watching a DVD after I tidy my home. When I do go online during…
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Dreams are amazing things. They have the power to make even the darkest days bearable. When I was a child I had a dream. I dreamed of being this big business mogul. I owned a business that I paid others to care for and owned lots of real estate that others loved to rent. I…
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In biblical times a man named Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers. He turned this situation to his advantage, rising to become very influential in the Egyptian government. When it was prophesied that a time of lack was on the horizon, Joseph planned ahead, filling the storehouses with grain that he used to…
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When times get tough my first instinct is to start slashing at my expenses like Freddy Krueger in a nightmare. This time I’m doing something a bit different. Years ago I used cigarettes to control my anxiety when dealing with a personal issue (long time readers know the story). While I have no regrets concerning…
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What is Life these days? Wake up, go to work, come home, and watch TV before going to bed to do it all over again. When you have the energy you clean your home and take trips, usually for shopping. Your life seems pointless these days because no matter what you do you can’t seem…
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Linda Sand, you are a genius! Thanks to you, this book is a reality. That idea was white hot and I’ve been working on this since I read your suggestion. Thank you! How To Save the Planet in One Small Step I’ve created a small ebook that shows how we can all, by taking a…
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Over the past few weeks I’ve been searching online for the topic of minimalism. Back in the days when Twitter was big, that search would reveal people, real people, that were undertaking the journey to simplify their lives. Now it all feels like it’s been constructed by AI (Except for Josh. Josh is still here).…
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Winter has arrived in my small town. It’s quite chilly so I’ve snuggled myself beneath a throw as I watch it snow. As I’ve been waiting out the storm I’ve kept an eye on the news. But there’s a funny thing going on with the news. Most of it is now advertising disguised as news.…