Earn more or spend less
There are fundamentally two ways for people to become more financially secure. The first is to earn more and the second is to spend …
Simplicity
Avoid the rat race
The proverbial rat race is all too real for many people in affluent societies. Dictionary.com defines rat race as “…especially a pressured urban working …
Solution seekers
Over fifteen years ago I wrote this article that asked the question ‘are you a solution seeker? or in other words ‘do you want …
Learning Home Economics
In recent decades the practical study of Home Economics at school has slowly been sidelined. We live in a society which encourages people to …
How to be sustainable
Sustainability in 3 steps I am often told that sustainability is too hard but I truly believe that to be sustainable is much easier …
The search for lost time
A study reported that the average English person spends 10 minutes a day looking for misplaced things. Over a 60 year period this equates …
Definition of Sustainability
The definition of sustainability (i.e. environmental sustainability) is when all people live within the limits of the Earth’s biocapacity. Biocapacity (or biological capacity) is …
Love yourself and others
This is not some sentimental notion. To love is a practical way to improve your well-being, and the well-being of others at the same …
At one with the universe
One of the consequences of having self-awareness is the feeling that you are separate, and not at one with the universe. Feeling separate leads …
Pursue wisdom
The most important truth for all humans to face up to is that, in the words of Frederick Nietzsche, we are not finished yet. …