Nothing in particular set it off, just a couple of weeks full of little incidents that I know almost every one of you experience regularly as well, such as:
Checkout operators rolling their eyes at each other while I unpacked my goods from the plastic bag I specifically told them I didn't want (twice) but they gave me anyway;
Attending an event where food was served in & on disposable containers and feeling sad about the overflowing bins full of Styrofoam cups and paper napkins - and feeling even more sad after it occurred to me that I was most likely the only person in the room who felt sad about it;
Witnessing a parent complain about the behavioural issues of their five year old, whilst said child washed down a huge bag of Twisties with an equally large bottle of Coke;
Watching another parent sit in her car for 25 minutes outside the school with the engine running so she could run the air conditioner instead of getting out and standing in the shade where I was waiting (I thought she had a baby asleep in the back seat so I didn't say anything, but nup, no baby);
Ordering lunch packs from the Motel we stayed in while away and feeling sad about the waste we generated due to each individual item being wrapped in approximately half an acre of plastic wrap - and then feeling more sad about the fact that the rest of our fellow picnickers generated even more rubbish than us and couldn't have cared less about it;
...And so on - you know the drill.
So, I'm need of a little something to lift my spirits. I'm finding lately that whilst I still really enjoy reading the small number of blogs I visit almost every day (the rest of my blog list I get to over the course of a week or so), very few continue to inspire me as they once did. I think that is because they just don't reflect my personal circumstances: living in suburbia with small children and a small backyard in the midst of a "regular" social set who don't share my lifestyle choices, and with whom I have to interact every day.
I know many of you are also in the same position, so what do you do (or who do you read) to give your Simple Life mojo a little boost? Please share! Don't get me wrong - I'm not depressed as such, just a bit... well... sad. And who doesn't love sharing a good link or book?
Some TLC for my poor neglected garden is definitely high on my agenda this coming (school holidays) week, although the forecast is for rain for the next few days (Hooray! It's so dry here at the moment), but in the meantime I'm hoping to get some reading in :-)
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My family inspires me. Before he met me my husband was one of the eye rollers who could care less, now thanks to me he cares. Together we are rasing children who will, and do, care. I know they will go on to influence others and help them care too. Perhaps I am an idealist, but I know that my family is the greatest thing ever in all existence; I can never falter and I can never waiver because they deserve the absolute best. As long as I live my love for them inspires me to make this place the best in can be for them. I may not succeed, but darn it, I sure am gonna' try!
"Choosing Simplicity" by Linda Breen Pierce- stories about real people and their choices and the results. I crack open that book everytime I need a little inspiration, there are examples from all walks of life.
Hi Julie
What a cooincidence! I have a draft post - "what has inspired me recently"....i'll get around to sharing it in the next few days....
I can totally relate to how sad you feel when you see so much waste and feel like nobody else cares. I have found recently I'm being inspired more and more by 'real life' people. I love meeting likeminded people in my communnity. It makes me feel so much better about our future. You should come along to the transition town cafe today. Check out their web page for details. Its on every fortnight if you want to meet some nice people and be inspired.
We should catch up soon :-)
Perseverance is the hardest word to live by. I've got a grudge against perseverance - it's too slow and you get to see all the bad bits in between. Why can't we just arrive at feeling good about our efforts?
What inspires me? That's a hard question. Perhaps listening to others. Listening to the small tunes of others lives, animals, plants, etc. They all have something to share in often very subtle and small voices. It's the loud stuff which always catches our attention.
Yep, perseverance is a hard word to live by. Maybe it wants us to get involved in the journey (with others) rather than just sitting back and having it all our way, LOL.
I guess the flipside about witnessing death or the end of certain things, is still being alive afterwards. If you get to live, then you get to change things in a positive way for the future.
If I were to die suddenly, I'd like to think I've left a little bit of myself for others to build upon. These thoughts have been in my mind of late, especially in regards to my daughter.
I'd like to think if I ever had to leave early, she'd see enough smiles and determination from me to see you can make a difference. I know I need to share more of myself with her - and in that way, she is my inspiration too. :)
All the best Julie, I hope you find your spiritual mojo again. :)
hey i know how you feel. i started to comment but it turned into an essay... so i posted it at http://lifewithgeckos.blogspot.com/
Hi Julie,
Long time reader, first time commenter! I know how you feel - it can all seem a bit depressing at times. Kids and young people inspire me. My job is to train and help teachers to teach their students about global issues - sustainability stuff but also human rights and social justice, cultural diversity etc. I am constantly coming across new stories about what kids are doing to make the world a better place. A few examples are: two year 11 students in Perth that organised a statewide competition for schools to see who could save the most energy. They got 60 schools involved and talked some companies into donating some serious prizes (First prize was a set of PV cells, I think). Another older, but amazing example is a boy from Canada who read a newspaper article about child slavery. He'd never heard of it before but was so concerned he went to Pakistan to find out more (I think he was about 12) and started a club at school which turned into a foundation that has built hundreds of schools and helped hundreds of villages around the world. See www.freethechildren.com
Anyway, everyday I hear more of these stories. There are so many people, lots of them young, who are working to make the world a better place. Even though it can seem as though we aren't making a difference at times, there is a ripple effect and I'm sure your actions are making other people think and sometimes change their actions.
Sorry for the essay!
Kylie
Also long-ish time lurker, first time commentator. So I'll start off with the twee 'you inspire me' - which seriously, you and other green 'good life' bloggers do because you talk about the everyday pleasures and challenges and caring and making small differences. My other source of inspiration is my 'comfort reading' bookshelf - latest addition is Monty Don's _My Roots_ which makes me feel that the trees I hope to plant next year will make the present and the future better (again, in a small, everyday way).
mnfn
I know exactly what you mean, Teen 1 had a party last night and we ended up with more rubbish/recycling than I usually have in a fortnight - plastic glasses, pizza boxes, bottles - both glass and plastic, plastic bags etc etc. I felt quite depressed. BUT I am really inspired by some of the eco warriors in one of the schools I work in - we have water tanks, compost bins, recycling bins, waste free Wednesdays, vege patches and so on.
I always read (and pleased to see a new post) by yourself, Eilleen and Molly! And recently found Cluttercut, Mountain Wildlife and Eco-chic-mummy's blogs too...
But at the moment I am seriously being inspired by Aussies Living Simply. I joined ages ago, but now am really finding so much information about things I am doing, and a great community. Great ideas being shared too...
http://www.aussieslivingsimply.com.au/news.php
Oh Julie, I know so what you mean. Trust me this doesn't just happen in the burbs. I am 1/2 east from Warwick, fighting the good fight and I get called a hippie or greenie all the time. Was soooo proud that my power bill was $210 and friends laughed as theirs was $933. Yes I saw the bill and it was true... And they are a couple of streets away from our village.
I take great reassurance that I know what I am doing is the best for the planet as well as my family. I know that it will take time to fully get there but I am. I know that what you are doing is making a huge impact on my life and I treasure you and your writings for that.
Please understand that while we may not know you in person, seeing your writings and your thoughts are inspiring.
You wrote about the Earth Hour earlier this year, so I went out and made our family No Technology Mondays and Low Electricity Wedensdays. My boys and I love pushing the boundaries. We love taking meter readings every morning and seeing how little we can use. We love to reuse or recycle or not buy due to packaging.
They love their mum hippie and so do I. And we in turn love and appreciate all that you do.
Hugs. xo
Cheers Damaris
An Aussie group of bloggers does it for me - you, Gavin, Rhonda and JennyWren. I'm tremendously inspired by jules Devares of Little Homestead in the City. In our little art shop I'm inspired most of the time when I ask "Do you need a bag for that?" and most people say no. (We only have plantation paper bags.)
I'm inspired because our local produce store is selling 400 chooks a month here in the middle of suburbia. I think more people are "getting it" though some never will.
Inspiration comes in many forms and in waves. I think there are just times when we do feel like we are fighting a no win battle and other times when we are the winners. The Dervaes Family REALLY inspire me and reading lots of different blogs. My friends happily call me the hippy but they are starting to make changes of their own. That is what it is all about. Chin up..being in the garden really helps. Don't beat yourself up about the times when you can not change what is happening but reward yourself when you make a better choice.
I can empathize, Julie. The best remedy I know is simply to get moving, and believe me when I say that it is sometimes very little help at all. The garden and hens are usually powerful enough to take my mind off other things. But as for inspiration, well...YOU inspire me, which is why I read your blog. I also read Casaubon's Book, as I know you also do. I only wish Sharon wrote every day. I can't tell you the number of times I've gotten half way through one of her posts only to shut down the computer, walk outside and start DOing rather than reading. We Americans also have Wendell Berry and Gene Logsdon for inspiration - don't know whether you could track down any of their books.
Hang in there. Spring is here for you. We all have days like this. You'll get through it.
Julie, ditto to other comments, YOU inspire me by caring to make a difference and sharing that with us, as do other bloggers whose theme is sustainability. I'm also inspired to keep going with my own attempts to do my bit on a houseblock in the middle of Brisvegas. My fledgling attempt at vegie gardens and fruit trees are in my north-facing front yard, I sit working on my Laptop at the front of the house overlooking these and am thrilled at how many folk stop to look through the fence, comment, point things out, including the recycled water and rainwater signs I have on display (my house is on rainwater only and treated recycled water for toilets and washing machine, a concept that city folk find very difficult to grasp and which wasn't easy getting through council).
I hope each of my "visitors" goes home and tries to do their bit too. Anyone who tries to make a difference inspires me, we need folk like yourself as role models, chin up! :o)
Hi Julie,
I am sorry to read that you are feeling a little sad. I think that the fact that you are doing what you are doing now, and inspiring other people to do the same is as good as it gets. There is always more to do, bigger fish to fry. But slowing down and giving yourself a pat on the back should be part of caring for the world as well. So: give yourself a pat on the back!
As far as inspiring blogs go: yours and Rhonda Jeans at Down to Earth never fail to inspire me! Thanks for all the time you spend sharing your life and passion.
I hope I can post twice - my inspiration has hit me, LOL!
There's so much to be inspired by, but I must confess that watching Gardening Australia every Saturday night on ABC1 (6.30pm) is my constant fuel source of inspiration.
Not all the stories are what I'm looking for, but it's the social network of doing, exploring and changing, which I enjoy taking part in. I felt like last night's episode was written just for us. Our veg patch is really struggling with the heat this year (no rain) and here's Jerry Colby-Williams speaking about gardening with extremes.
I know I'm in danger of writing another novel here, LOL, but I just have to agree with others that it's nice to read your activities on the blog stage too. You may believe it doesn't make a difference to the wolrd, but without your contributions, there will be an empty space we'll all miss.
In short, I believe inspiration comes from people. All of us, in our conventional and unconventional ways. I always find it a challenge to like things I don't naturally radiate towards, but by opening a doorway, I may just learn there's more to be inspired by. ;)
Cheers, and I hope you have a great Sunday ahead!
You, Rhonda, the folks on Simple-Green-Frugal Coop, and Soulemama have been an inspiration and have kept me dreaming of new ideas for my home. I love to see everyone's handmade crafts, and learn to make new things at home. AND, I love to see how you are living this lifestyle with kids. My little one is almost two and we are still growing in baby steps.
Those are some great thoughts. I have been lucky enough to find a few local like minded friends most of them are quite young with young children. The "regular" social set find me a bit of an odd ball I think, as do the majority of my family.
Here's a couple of my friends, 1 local others met by blog:
http://5inabed.blogspot.com/
http://starcooked.blogspot.com/
http://lettersfromwetville.blogspot.com/
My whole favorites list paints a big picture of qualities and characteristics I relate to.
I also wanted to add, that if people like yourself, and the others who commented here, don't keep on keeping on, there will be more victims and terrible situations around the world (related to climate change and the breakdown of ecosystems), esp. in the 'poorer' countries, who will become environmental refugees.
I am reading Plan B 3.0 by Lester R Brown, at the moment... have you read it?
My current forms of inspiration are.. the lovely group of people I met during my PDC. The group of people I am working with attempting to get a community garden off the ground.
The attitude and resilience being demonstrated by a couple of my friends who for one reason or another have had their universe thrown into disarray. Watching these ladies adapt and grow reminds me that humans can do amazing things when the need calls.
Kel over at Taurus Rising
Eileen over at Consumption Rebellion
You, here (start at post one and read forward, think you might be surprised)
Kind Regards
Belinda
Who do I read to give my simple life mojo a boost? YOU!!! I totally relate to how you feel (been to a kids birthday party lately? - happy birthday darling, your present in a totally F***ed environment). But I'm lucky because I have you to inspire me!
Chin up Julie- but it's totally ok to feel a little glum sometimes....
It's easy to feel like you are the only one who seems to care about waste and sustainability. Just remember "BABY STEPS". What you have achieved so far is remarkable and let's face it, not everyone "gets it" Some people just aren't ready for change! Just remember that you are creating change each and everyday even though it may not seem apparent. You're instilling all of your lovely virtues into your children, within your own home and even in other people around you (even though it may not seem so evident).So Julie just smile, and you'll find that things will start to get better... xx
Hi Julie. I think when there are tragedies in the world, we all suffer from a mild post-traumatic stress. After 9/11, the Aussie bushfires and certain events in the media involving children, I can feel like all the sap is sucked out of me.
You've also been very busy of late and when you are a bit too busy you can lose creativity. Inspiration is hard to come by at times like this; its not so much that there aren't great things to read, I think its more that we sometimes can't absorb it.
Ride it out. Those checkout girls might think about it later and the styrofoam parties- I remember thinking I was so clever when I hosted a large barbecue and used disposals. Ha, I knew a thing or two. Now I shake my head at those old priorities I used to have.
I also think reading, even blogs with lots of pictures, is not enough on its own. I went to two houses on Sustainable House day. Two smallish, modest homes with cute front gardens. Nothing too conspicuous. But out the back were wonderful vegie gardens with worm farms, compost heaps and loads of food growing. I was tempted to join the local Organic Gardening club- they have meetings, excursions, sales of excess produce etc. I just know I wouldn't have the time...yet. But that little insight into the fact that there are other people in other little suburban homes doing what I'm doing and more was very inspirational.
Hi Julie,
I live in Berlin,Germany, and have been reading your blog for a while because it's inspiration!
Rhonda at http://down---to---earth.blogspot.com/ is one of my other sources and I think I found both of you via the co-op.
A longtime friend of mine just visited and we stayed up half the night discussing sustainability and living a simpler life. She has been doing that for a long time whereas I am rather new to this- it was such an inspiration because we understood each other...no need to explain everything you do or don't do. (for example:My husband and I have to constantly justify our decision not to replace our dishwasher-also to our teenaged daughters!!)
So-I want to encourage you strongly not to loose faith and keep on trodding-because you are such an inspiration to people like me. Sustainability is not much spoken of in public in Germany - even though I just read a discounter add praising fair trade goods (!) - so I am dependent on you Australian and American bloggers!
Autumn greetings from Germany,
Bettina
Hey Julie,
Sorry to hear you have been having a 'sad-about-the-state-of-the-world' day. I hope you're feeling a bit better with all the wonderful comments you'd had to this post so far. What an amazing and special thing the on-line communities of people passionate about living sustainably and living well are :-)
When i need an instant dose of inspiration (which we all need after days like the one you described!) I love to do one or more of the following (depending on how much uplifting is needed!)
- Check my favourite blogs - yours, Soulemama and Beauty that Moves (So thank YOU for being a constant inspiration!)
- Pick up the camera, put on the macro lenses and go looking for beautiful insects, birds, flowers and fruit that find refuge in my suburban garden (and up close with the macro lenses EVERYTHING is so beautiful!)
- Look through my quote book for wise, calming and inspiring words. Whenever I come across an inspiring quote I like (such as 'Be the change you want to see in the world by Gandhi) I jot them in a special little notebook especially set aside for inspiring quotes. Flicking through it is a great remedy in times of feeling down.
- Read or flick through cartoons by Michael Lunig - he always makes me smile. The curly pyjama letters is my personal favourite. I've also put together a scrap book of my fav cartoons of his from newspaper cut outs.
- Open a page of the book 'Magic of the Moment' by Maggie Hamilton, which is full of helpful insights on life
- Costa's Garden Odyssy t.v show is SOOO inspiring, and you can watch past episodes on-line at (http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/costa/watchonline/page/i/1/h/Watch-Online/)
- And making yummy Bliss Balls to enjoy is always guaranteed to lift the spirits! (Recipe at http://www.happyearth.com.au/home/2009/7/8/bliss-balls.html)
Today I was also really inspired by the upcoming International Day of Climate Action, organised by 350.org, and have posted about them at http://www.happyearth.com.au/home/2009/10/4/350-international-day-of-climate-action-on-october-24.html.
Hope this may help :-)
Sending you lots of wishes for wonderful health and high spirits,
Ally
www.happyearth.com.au
I read several magazines here called Hobby Home, Hobby Farm, and Urban Home. They are all from the same publisher/group and the first and third are about living in exactly those circumstances. I was making small changes early last spring, but now every change I make for my family has extended family and friends shaking their heads and clucking about the economy because my hubby's office closed in August. Yesterday I bought a drying rack for my deck because we can't have a clothesline in my neighborhood. People think I'm trying to save on a bill when I'm really trying to reduce electricy for other reasons. I just shrug. I'm also about to make some changes in my kitchen that may shock my family - I'm going to get rid of the plastic containers, and I'm going to make my own sandwich wraps for the kids lunch boxes (gasp). Can't wait to see how everyone reacts.
I did have one success yesterday at my daughter's soccer tournament - there were no recycling cans for any of the drink bottles/cans, so I went to the main tent and pointed that out. The people up there started looking around and realized I was right, so they added more cans for recylced only. With 170 teams that is a LOT of recycling. So I felt good about that. AND the garbage disposal broke, so now my hubby is actually considering building my compost bin now.
You inspire me, so don't lose hope - there are many of us out there so just keep moving forward.
Hi Julie
Know what you mean. I saw a program yesterday on the plight of the polar bears and how global warming is robbing them of their habitat. They have 50 years maximum if we continue the way we are going. So depressing.
To be inspired, I do a variety of things:
1. Read others blogs and see what they're up to. There's only so much you can do on a suburban block and some of the things that people are achieving are amazing and inspiring. Check out Shibaguyz for great ideas in small spaces.
2. Look at how far we've come in our own family. When my partner and I were first together, shopping was a nightmare for me, as he would put all sorts of packaged junk foods and drinks into the trolley. Now I go to the supermarket once a month and most of our food comes from the garden, the co-op or the markets.
3. Look at simple things I can still do, eg, producing more in the garden; making some cloth bags for flour, grains and nuts, etc when shopping at the co-op; ways to re-use and reduce the amount of water we use.
4. By remembering that I can only do so much - I'm one person juggling work, study and family - but that I can do sooo much, even if it is leading by example, just by the choices I make in my life.
I live in a mix of eye-rollers and friendly supporters. Don't give the eye-rollers the power to get to you. Just continue in your own sweet way, knowing that there ARE others like you out there and that our combined efforts DO make a difference. xx
I'm the same Julie. Obviously I'm not as far down the path as you are, but I've been a vego and leftie all my adult life so am used to the eye rolling. We too live smack bang in suburbia with (lots of) young kids. Now I'm back at work, I find it even harder, though my dh, while not a committed to it all as I am, is happy to follow the things we've put in place at home. But where we go from here, I do not know. And finding inspiration without feeling like I do nothing compared to others is where I struggle.
I'll come back later and read these comments in greater detail.
Great post - and I hope you find your inspiration.
Hi Julie,
You'd get inspired if you could just see the changes happening around me here in Dunedin.
- Cadbury's Dairy Milk Chocolate (the factory is in our city) is going Fair Trade next year! We're so excited about it, because there has been a lot of lobbying happening here, and I can't help but feel that part of what my friends have done has contributed to Cadbury's decision.
- I'm buying a bike! And an electric assist, so I can get up and down those darn hills! No more driving solo for me! :-)
- Everywhere you look in our community, veggie plots are popping up, and fruit trees are being set in. I went to the garden centre, and they had a special on non-food plants. Apparently they can't sell them - people only want productive plants now!
- Our Farmer's Market is soooooo busy! It used to be a haunt of just tourists, and they sold all those fancy foods that regular people don't buy (pretty jams in tiny jars, deluxe cheeses, venison, smoked meats, boutique wines etc.). But now you go there and, apart from running into friends and not getting shopping done because we're too busy chatting, you can't move for all the seasonal produce that normal people eat in normal meals.
- Our church membership is UP. People are starting to realise that community is important, and they're coming back Evensong attendance has doubled. I can't even guess why, but it's all good.
- And I'll save the best for last: The US is already HALFWAY to it's 2020 emissions reduction targets due to the economic downturn! Read about it here, but in short, people are buying less junk and using less energy.
So don't feel down. The tide is on the turn.
You know, sometimes when things change, you don't notice it at first. Like when the sun rises. Everything seems dark still. Then there will be a tiny hint of palest blue in the east. And before you know it, the whole sky will be on glorious fire.
So have faith. Things will get better.
And be proud, Because you're standing right at the tip of that sunrise, helping to light up the darkness.
:-)
Daharja.
Julie, I have heaps to say but I would only be repeating what most of the commenters have already said. I would like you to know that I have gained so much inspiration and knowledge from you in so many areas and probably would have given up my vegie patch, but your encouragement kept me going. I so admire the way you live and care for your lovely family.
I am sorry you are feeling unwell and hope the comments here will help lift you out of your sadness and you are inspired to keep on helping inspire us, your appreciative readers.
I hope your health improves soon.
Hugs
Patricia
It looks like you're flooded by comments, but thought I'd add my thoughts on how I deal with moments like this.
I actually try and take a mental holiday where for a week I try not to think about these kind of issues for a change because I think it can bog me down sometimes, so maybe turn to other things completely unrelated - for me that would be a good book with nothing to do with enviro stuff. Or maybe try watching a TED talk (although probably steer clear of any technological determinism ones which can be frustrating!) The other thing that always lifts my spirits is wandering through a community vegie garden.
And I suppose the point that many of us have made is that you have the option of reflecting on the fact that you're inspiring so many others and giving practical advice on how to live more sustainably! Hopefully all these responses drive home the for you the difference you're making beyond your own life.
wow- what a antastic bunch of readers and comments! if that doesnt sustain you, nothing will!. I think its like blogging; somedays you can write and somedays its just too much. sustainable thinking and living can be soo easy some days and oo hard and depressing the next. Just knowing the feeling of despair will pass when you get on top of the emotion of 'leadership' once aain. thats what it is. leadership issues! Soldier on. K xx
Hi Julie
This post has generated such a lot of wonderful ideas for dealing with "the weight of world"! (Thank you for being so generous with your vulnerabilities as well as the wins on your eco-journey).
All I wanted to add to these great comments is
EXHALE!
Especially in the really heart-crushing moments - the exercise of really letting go of all the air you're holding in lets your tensions go too. A few loooong exhalations and life, the world, the chores, the never-ending to-do list,,, can all seem a bit easier to deal with.
Our breath is the best tool i know of to remind us that "this too shall pass". So treasure the good stuff and breathe through the hard stuff.
Love and light from a fan (and yoga nut).
Katrina xxxx
Hi Julie,
Dont comment often but often read. I agree with many of the others - you and similar bloggers are very inspiring, as well as many of the members of Permaculture North which I recently joined - with 2 young boys, Im not very active yet, but just attending meetings has been inspiring. When I get too overwhelmed by the world, I just retreat from the news for a while, get my hands dirty and go for a bush walk with my littlies..and when its wet. there is always cooking.
thanks for your blog, Anna of Sydney
Walking is what I do when I'm most f##@$%&*ed up about these things. Talk to the animals and the trees. Remember why you do it and keep on doing it. Know that even if it doesn't seem like it there is a sea change happening - people are starting to get it. Know you are a part of the solution and how good is that! Feel the love when it comes your way!
Ooh...I JUST got to this after a week in which I LITERALLY experienced many of the same things you list here (namely the checkout "argument" over using the plastic bag, the parents whinging about unruly kids as they and said children suck down chemical crap sold as food products, attending "sustainable" events where vendors serve food in non-recyclable containers and/or where recycle bins and/or compost bins are unavailable).
What inspires me? YOUR BLOG! :)) I have a list of about 15 blogs in my "green living" bookmarks, and over the past two or three months YOURS has been the one I have found consistently interesting and inspiring! Good on ya!
Hi Julie,
I have a suggestion for you: read over some of your own past blog entries, and they are sure to inspire you.
Knowing that you are an inspiration to others might be inspiration enough to lift your spirits and have hope in the world around you.
Spreading awareness like you do is truly inspirational stuff.
Well done.
Cheers
Gaye
Late posting this but wanted to add another sad note. Sad is telling them to not put the groceries in plastic..but of course they do..sigh. Removing them from the plastic ,..then noticing them throwing away the bags in the trash. Not reusing them..or even putting them into their own recycle bin right behind them! Double sigh.
where are their heads!! Jody
I found this thread while looking googling "being happy when nothing inspires you". I am happy and mostly content yet feel no inspiration. My spirits are low this week. Perhaps one needs to avoid things that being them down. Find something new and positive to focus on. I guess I need to read through this whole thread properly. I bet there are heaps of helpful comments.
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