What does President Obama’s suggestion we curb our national oil addiction share in common with the premise of the cool book I’ve just now added to my book recommendations? The belief that change and transformation are possible. And, the underlying belief that we can cultivate happiness, a sense of sufficiency and ‘enoughness’, without always chasing [...]
Entries Tagged as 'change'
Having Enough — Whether Oil Or Time
June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · energy, lifestyle, simplicity
Tags: change·happiness·oil·President Obama·Smart Energy·time poverty
The Choices We Do And Don’t Have
April 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · energy, sustainability
The new Grist site has an article titled Myth: Using Less Energy = Sacrifice. Its author David Roberts is saying what mainstream culture wants to hear: no discomfort at hand as we deal with global warming. No lifestyle changes needed.
I know many progressive people, smart people, who promote this viewpoint. And I understand that [...]
Tags: change·climate change·culture·David Roberts·global warming·Grist·oil
Emulating No Drama Obama
December 1st, 2008 · No Comments · lifestyle
While organizing the agenda of a difficult, contentious meeting at work recently, I told my coworker Pam that I was holding “No Drama Obama’ in my mind as my role model. She smiled and gave a thumbs-up to this notion, wanting a productive meeting as much as I did.
The meeting turned out to be partly [...]
Embracing Change
October 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · lifestyle, simplicity
The New York Times reports this morning that stocks have now plummeted so far that they reached their permissible limits, and that data on the world’s (not just the U.S. ) economy is pointing to a profound slowdown.
Most agree that big changes are ahead. I assume the fabric of our lives will change a lot, [...]
Tags: change·economics·encouragement·fear·green living·happiness·life·middle class·thrift
