* Manifesto for a simple life *
* * * SIMPLICITY is the new *black* !
To describe the goals of our New Life we could also use tags such as SUSTAINABILITY, LOW-IMPACT, DOWNSHIFTING, MINIMALISM, NON-CONSUMERISM, BACK TO THE ROOTS, BACK TO NATURE, DO-IT-YOURSELF, IN HARMONY WITH THE EARTH, TINY HOUSE MOVEMENT, OUT OF THE RAT RACE, ORGANIC, PERMACULTURE, FARMING, BIOLOGICAL, NATURAL, ETHICAL, VEGETARIAN, USING OUR RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY, AUTHENTICITY, RECYCLING, COMPOSTING, RENEWABLE ENERGIES, CO-OPERATIVE, COMMUNAL, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, OFF-THE-GRID, FOLLOWING OUR TRUE NATURE CALLING, YOGIC HOBBIT LIFE... EMBRACING THE MOTHER EARTH AND GIVING PEACE A CHANCE... and so on. I guess you got the idea by now. :-)
Just came across a wonderful and very informative British website that might be of interest to anyone looking for similar, even small-scale changes in their everyday life towards a more sustainable way of living. This site is a treasure for lots of interesting articles, practical tips, inspiration and links:
And yes, our 7+ cubic meters of material possessions did arrive today!
Now that we are in the middle of the boxes again I feel like it would have been a better idea to just get rid of everything and leave with our simple backpacks. We obviously need to store all this stuff now until we build a house to accommodate our table and couch (both with some street-credible scratches now after traveling through Europe - let´s just call them beauty marks!).