Our lifestyle lulls us into a sense of complacency. My friend loaned me the book Radical Simplicity and it is challenging me to take a hard look at my life. I have been reviewing these questions every morning to help guide my spirit. If you are interested, read through these tough questions and see what you feel: • Can ecosystems keep pace with my use of nature? • How does my income and consumption compare to the world community? • Does my employment restore the Earth, further damage the Earth, or is it neutral? • Am I inspired by my surroundings? Do they appeal to my eyes, ears, nose, intuition, or spiritual sense? • Do I take time for art, poetry, music, dance, or other creative expressions? • Am I fair in my relations with other species and other people? • Is my life free enough so that I feel chronically unstressed? • Am I able to make my own choices about my life? • Do I take full responsibility for the implications of my actions? • Is there laughter and fun in my life? • Do I take time to care about others? Do I feel cared for? • Is there a spark of adventure in my life? • Do I take time to explore whatever unseen, spiritual realms call to me? • Could Earth support all the world’s people at my standard of living? • Do other species or people suffer because f my lifestyle? • Do good things come from each dollar I spend? • Do other species have inherent value? • Should my race, gender, strength, taxonomy, education, or birthplace allow me to consume more than others? • Are wars being fought over resources that I use? • Do I support corporations or industries that damage the environment or exploit works in sweatshops? • Is my lifestyle in alignment with my own values?
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 18:05:38 +0000
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