My pursuit of the Diamond-Cut Life (a life rich in joy and low in consumption) still leaves me plenty vulnerable to the excesses of U.S. culture. I love finding little inroads to simplicity and happiness like the ones I’ve listed here. I’ll publish the second half later this week.
Gracefully end memberships that are no longer [...]
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Ah, Saturday morning. I’m writing and drinking coffee at GiGi Bar on SE 60th and Division here in Portland. My husband Thor and I have been happily watching a little strawberry-blonde tyke who flirtatiously holds fistfuls of blueberry scone out toward us, then scampers away. Her father looks on fondly. Kids are great fun while [...]
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I’m writing from Bend, a high desert town in Central Oregon. I love this town . . . no, I love this whole region. . . . rugged, arid, lots of wildlife. After I finished work last night and closed down my laptop, I went for a river-walk with my friend Scott. We admired the [...]
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A few notes on a variety of things before I introduce Deb: I’m leaving this morning on a two-night trip to the high desert town of Bend to do research on transportation options in Central Oregon . . . . . . Peter Schoonmaker, the director of the Ilahee environmental lecture series, told me my [...]
Why would “The Nature of Desire” be the theme of a serious environmental lecture series like Illahee? What is the connection between desire and the environment? As Illahee director Peter Schoonmaker explains, “Because desire drives consumption, and consumption is destroying the earth“.
I agree with Peter. In fact, I see the diamond-cut life as being about [...]
Tags: addiction·consumption·desire·environment·Illahee·life·Peter Schoonmaker·promises·Susan Cheever
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