As much as I like people and friendship and community, I rarely feel I have enough of any of these in my life. I want more. I blame the deficit partly on my own individualistic tendencies. (After all, I was a self-employed artist/writer from 1992-2004, and some individualism goes with the artistic territory).
But more fundamentally, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'friendship'
Building The Web of Community
March 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · community, health & well being, sustainability
Tags: artist·carpooling·Christmas cards·conferences·email·friendship·happiness·movies·people·trainings·vacations·writer
Mid-Winter Haiku
January 28th, 2009 · 2 Comments · lifestyle
by Alison Wiley
My blog Diamond-Cut Life is a medley of money-saving advice that reduces carbon emissions at the same time, critical thinking on current events and U.S. culture, and a personal journal of treading as lightly and joyfully on the earth as I can. Friendship, community and the arts are big elements for me of [...]
Tags: friendship·haiku
How To Talk About Money
July 27th, 2008 · No Comments · health & well being, money, simplicity
A major predictor of a person’s happiness is the number and quality of relationships in that person’s life. And money can be a make or break in any type of relationship — marital, parent-child, friend-to-friend, dating and courtship, roommates and housemates.
I believe that when we put relationships and integrity first, money and healthy finances [...]
Tags: choices·financial management·friendship·green living·happiness·jenn_jenn·marriage·overdrafts·parenting·relationships·rigorous honesty·roommates·spending·thrift
Our Portland CRAG Launches!
April 16th, 2008 · No Comments · community, simplicity, sustainability
Last night five friends of mine, new and old, got together at Colleen and Thad’s house in NE Portland. We had wine, a delicious potluck dinner and animated-to-hilarious planning of our Carbon Action Reduction Group.
Honestly, it would have been fun and funny even without the wine. The four sled dogs milling around our legs added a lot to the happy hubbub. Bottom line: We’re going to do it! We’re
Tags: carbon footprint·climate change·culture·dinner·economics·energy conservation·environment·friendship·fun·global warming·life·sled dogs·wine
What Is The Diamond-Cut Life?
February 19th, 2008 · 5 Comments · work
My blog The Diamond-Cut Life is about chiseling our consumption down to the core of happiness. What do we really need to consume and do in order to have both happiness and integrity in the face of global warming?
In other words, how can each of us give legs to sustainability?
I think that joy for most human beings comes from honest work, friendship, connection to nature, sharing resources and even
Tags: carbon footprint·climate change·culture·friendship·green living·happiness·locavore·nature·New American Dream·sharing resources·sociology·Wake Forest University
