Showing posts with label relationship to money. Show all posts
Showing posts with label relationship to money. Show all posts
Voluntary Simplicity movement
VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY: The Poetic Alternative to Consumer Culture (24 min) from NO WAY Productions on Vimeo.
VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY: 'The Poetic Alternative to Consumer Culture documentary explores the philosophy behind Voluntary Simplicity, what potential or significance it has as a quietly emerging social movement and what its limitations might be. Presented by Samuel Alexander, a part-time lecturer and doctoral student at the University of Melbourne Law School, and the founder of the Life Poet’s Simplicity Collective (simplicitycollective.com ). Living simply and happily in a small hut that he built himself using mostly abandoned materials, he spends his time quietly planning, with youthful ambition, the non-violent erasure of consumer culture. “Live simply, so others may simply live.”(Gandhi) Directed & produced by Tanja Capic & Amir Dervic from NO WAY Productions (myspace.com/NoWayPro ). Original music score written, composed & produced by Samuel Alexander & Andy Gibson (see the soundtrack clip AFFLUENZA: vimeo.com/5360228 ).'It All goes Back in the Box (not a health post directly - but necessary understanding for good health)
Must Read: German Grandmother Lives Money-free and Has Never Been Happier
'Most of us could go a day without spending any cash. But a week? How about sixteen years? That's how long 69-year-old Heidemarie Schwermer, grandmother of three, has lived without money. Schwermer's odyssey is the subject of a documentary film, Living Without Money, by director Line Halvorsen, which is screening internationally and is also available on DVD.'
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Related link: Swap-o-Rama: Don't Buy if You Can Barter
The New 'Good Life': Redefining Our Relationship With Money
by John Robbins
As I've realized how hard it is for most of us to talk openly and freely about money, I've come to understand that there is profound human treasure hidden in the darkness. By shedding light on an area of our lives that has so much importance and yet can be so delicate and sensitive, we can find new possibilities for healing. We can become more able to make conscious and fulfilling choices around money. We can become better able to align our money decisions with our deepest core values and our highest commitments.'
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