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 'happiness'
Having Enough — Whether Oil Or Time
June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · energy, lifestyle, simplicity
Tags: change·happiness·oil·President Obama·Smart Energy·time poverty
Chicago’s Vulnerability
July 23rd, 2009 · 5 Comments · community, energy, entertainment, food & drink, home & garden, lifestyle, money, sustainability, transportation
I’m writing from Chicago, where the BlogHer conference I’m attending will start tomorrow. My run on the lakeshore last night took me to Millenium Park, where I had another of my little ecstatic, falling-in-love experiences, between the gardens, the symphony orchestra playing in the outdoor pavilion, and most of all, the unique fountain and wading [...]
Tags: Bill McKibben·BlogHer conference·carbon footprint·Chicago·chickens·climate change·culture·Deep Economy·Detroit·fun·global warming·happiness·Millenium Park·papalars·urban farming
Winner Of The Contest!
July 11th, 2009 · No Comments · sustainability
We have a winner of the contest for the best new link for our Resources For Good Living page. A reader named Allison (same first name as mine, but spelled differently) receives a $50 gift certificate to Powells Books (or other non-chain store of her choice) for suggesting we add Perelandra, a site on nature [...]
Tags: consumption·contest·happiness·Machelle Wright·nature intelligence·Perelandra·Powells Books
The Fourth In The Forest
July 5th, 2009 · No Comments · lifestyle, nature, simplicity
If less is often more, then haiku is one of my favorite ways to practice that happy discipline. I wrote these yesterday afternoon while camping on the Fourth of July.
Fourth of July at Moss Creek Campground
Fireworks, begone.
The piney air penetrates
My limbic brain-stem.
Intoxicated On The Fourth
Tipsy on pine air
I decline the wine, and write
Of independence.
Independence [...]
Tags: Camping·Fourth of July·fun·happiness·independence·Little White Salmon·Michael@NW Lens·Moss Creek·Oregon·outdoors
Staycations: The No-Cost Phone Visit Vs. The Thousand-Dollar Trip
June 28th, 2009 · No Comments · entertainment, lifestyle, money, simplicity, transportation
Staycations in lieu of travel vacations let us have fun while living within our means and not racking up any credit card debt. Plane trips, especially for whole families, quickly run into thousands of dollars, not to mention the way restaurant meals cost double to ten times what you’d spend cooking at home. Plus, any [...]
Tags: carbon footprint·email·family·fun·green living·happiness·ktylerconk·long-distance relationships·phone conversations·relationships·staycations·thrift
