Comments on: Thoughts on Buy Nothing New month http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/thoughts-on-buy-nothing-new-month/ natural health, wellness and caring for the environment Wed, 23 May 2012 10:47:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 hourly 1 By: Mrs Green http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/thoughts-on-buy-nothing-new-month/comment-page-1/#comment-320 Mrs Green Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:44:13 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/11/24/thoughts-on-buy-nothing-new-month/#comment-320 Hi Peter, I really appreciate your thoughts; as ever. I agree with you too - there are some aspects of 21st century life that I LOVE; one of them is on my lap plugged into the internet LOL! You are right; without a big shake up of our culture, I guess we can't combine the luxuries of 21st century life with self sufficiency; we can just try and live as lightly as we can. Hi Peter,
I really appreciate your thoughts; as ever. I agree with you too - there are some aspects of 21st century life that I LOVE; one of them is on my lap plugged into the internet LOL!
You are right; without a big shake up of our culture, I guess we can’t combine the luxuries of 21st century life with self sufficiency; we can just try and live as lightly as we can.

]]> By: Fr. Peter http://littlegreenblog.com/uncategorized/thoughts-on-buy-nothing-new-month/comment-page-1/#comment-321 Fr. Peter Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:04:47 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/2008/11/24/thoughts-on-buy-nothing-new-month/#comment-321 Rae, I do know we all have to think before we use our hard-earned money, but I do at times also wonder if we, as you say, beat ourselves up too much over things. As you point out “a hug in front of the fire, a book being read whilst sitting on our mother’s knee, being allowed to stay up late to tell stories or of sleeping on a sofa bed wrapped up in our mother’s embrace” are beyond price and your comment “Radiating love into the Universe will help heal it, I’m certain of it,” is likewise. Like you I try to be as self-sufficient as possible, but to be fully self sufficient I would need to live the life of a 14th century peasant and I do want to have a hospital, doctor or dentist available when the family need it. I look at some of these ideas that surface and while I do understand and respect the thoughts and principles that are behind them, wonder if at times we run the risk of living life as though it is a penance and that worries me. Having been a reader and admirer of you work for some time now, I don’t think you have any cause for concern regarding YOUR environmental impact, buy nothing month/week/day or whatever! Warm regards. Rae,

I do know we all have to think before we use our hard-earned money, but I do at times also wonder if we, as you say, beat ourselves up too much over things.

As you point out “a hug in front of the fire, a book being read whilst sitting on our mother’s knee, being allowed to stay up late to tell stories or of sleeping on a sofa bed wrapped up in our mother’s embrace” are beyond price and your comment “Radiating love into the Universe will help heal it, I’m certain of it,” is likewise.

Like you I try to be as self-sufficient as possible, but to be fully self sufficient I would need to live the life of a 14th century peasant and I do want to have a hospital, doctor or dentist available when the family need it. I look at some of these ideas that surface and while I do understand and respect the thoughts and principles that are behind them, wonder if at times we run the risk of living life as though it is a penance and that worries me.

Having been a reader and admirer of you work for some time now, I don’t think you have any cause for concern regarding YOUR environmental impact, buy nothing month/week/day or whatever!

Warm regards.

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