I am flawed in oh so many ways. I am impatient, intense, I don’t write to my invalid mother as frequently as I should, and while I no longer binge on Haagen Dazs ice cream, my sweet tooth is such that my husband terms my coffee a vehicle for sugar. In my favor, though, I [...]
Entries Tagged as 'happiness'
High Happiness, Low Carbon Footprint
October 7th, 2010 · 2 Comments · energy, entertainment, global warming and climate change, nature
Having Enough — Whether Oil Or Time
June 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · energy, lifestyle, simplicity
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tags: Camping·Fourth of July·fun·happiness·independence·Little White Salmon·Michael@NW Lens·Moss Creek·Oregon·outdoors
