As 2009 approaches, I become reflective on the year ending. My New Year’s resolution for 2008 was to decrease my consumerism. 2008 obliged by being the economic downturn we all faced. This certainly made it easier, albeit necessary to pursue my resolution thru the year. Now I come to the end of December, 2008, knowing that my resolution must become a way of life.
I don’t mean this in a negative way. In November, 2008, I attended a talk on Voluntary Simplicity. This talk opened my eyes to a philosophy of living which is both creative and sustaining. I borrowed the book Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin and found in it a blue print for living. It is a short book packed with history, spirituality, economics, practicality, hope and direction. I now have something to guide me as I continue my journey to be part of solution to our world’s problems.
I wish all who read these posts a wonderful holiday season and a year full of hope, light and personal fufillment.