tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343163817426504212.post121864979285905356..comments2023-08-15T14:13:25.881+01:00Comments on The Simple Pastor: New Series: Questions of lifePhil Whittallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02924050376023993196noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343163817426504212.post-28642380357074151872008-08-12T19:09:00.000+01:002008-08-12T19:09:00.000+01:00Here's a way of thinking that helped me, instead o...Here's a way of thinking that helped me, instead of trying to cut back my lifestyle, I tried to increase my giving and connection to the things GOd wanted. So how can I give more, campaign more, love creation more (instead of pollute less). It made my actions about increasing the positive rather than reducing the negative.Phil Whittallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924050376023993196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343163817426504212.post-82123680260579284982008-08-12T09:18:00.000+01:002008-08-12T09:18:00.000+01:00Thanks, those things have given me even more to th...Thanks, those things have given me even more to think about!!<BR/>I haven't gone down the line of buying 'fairtrade'. Perhaps that's something I need to reconsider...?<BR/>We have generally spent less ( more value type products), consumed less and wasted less ( used up left overs etc.)<BR/>I've also started to give charity shops a fair go in regards to presents and clothes etc.<BR/>I'm quite into the ideas behind freeganism and skip diving, but I'm sure these things are seen as slightly more extreme!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343163817426504212.post-57894665441941341692008-08-11T21:49:00.000+01:002008-08-11T21:49:00.000+01:00Good post Francine. These are a few levels at whi...Good post Francine. These are a few levels at which I approached the subject.<BR/><BR/>- Being content with what I have<BR/>- Needing less new stuff<BR/>- Needing less of my old stuff<BR/>- Giving more<BR/>- Sharing more<BR/>- Finding where stuff comes from and who benefits<BR/>- Finding the environmental cost of my own consumption and doing what I can to reduce this<BR/><BR/>I found that consumption was a "feeling" that needed to be suppressed and a desire that needed to be starved, and had relatively little to do with what I owned or what I bought, as they barely made any difference to how I felt.Blue, with a hint of amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17689914726284208496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6343163817426504212.post-60605442154009804372008-08-11T19:42:00.000+01:002008-08-11T19:42:00.000+01:00I have always found this 'Living Simply' thing a r...I have always found this 'Living Simply' thing a real challenge.<BR/>The bible tells me to sell my possessions and give the money to the poor, yet most christian books seem to tell me keep your stuff, just hold it lightly....<BR/>I struggle to line that up with the word of God.<BR/>Of course, I don't know how to line up the word of God against having children, a mortgage and a dog!<BR/>I'm happy to drive old cars, buy less, make do and mend...I'm probably more reduce and reuse, than recycle, but I certainly feel like I'm swimming against the tide of popular choice..<BR/>Anyway, thanks for the slides and the blog link. It's given me even more to think about in this area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com