tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212204477271233848.post306134929445301618..comments2022-12-10T14:14:10.064+00:00Comments on Beyond Materialism: How to persuade people they don’t have time to cook any more!Lobma.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04891372502524464186noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212204477271233848.post-82173803378444581492010-12-05T20:35:24.143+00:002010-12-05T20:35:24.143+00:00You are someone who has woken up from the illusion...You are someone who has woken up from the illusion Jane. Most people are sucked in by the nonsense. I imagine you look at the kids you teach and sigh, as they walk into class bedecked in the latest 'must have,' clothes and footwear! <br /><br />Yep, many times I just want to ditch all of the stuff we have too. Have you come across Mark Boyle (The Moneyless Man), yet? http://www.justfortheloveofit.org/blog<br /><br />I've just done a calculation to check our 'poverty level,' on the Joseph Rowntree foundation site( http://www.jrf.org.uk/). It tells me that Helen and I need £22,000 as a minimum to exist on :) <br /><br />On my, we have a combined income of more then half that!! It's just madness. I'm going to do a blog on that soon<br /><br />Good to hear from you again. xxLobma.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04891372502524464186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212204477271233848.post-34987719904447907732010-12-05T09:12:14.869+00:002010-12-05T09:12:14.869+00:00What is most worrying John, and I use my experienc...What is most worrying John, and I use my experience of teaching here, is that generation after generation is becoming less intellectually capable of discerning advice from nonsense. We are being 'sold' to but people are like sheep, due to lacking the intelligence to understand that they can still, even in the face of mass marketting - use the: off switch, their own opinions, and make the own way. I recycle and don't shop, and even that puts me on the margins of society. The more I see of the world, the more I want to live the most simple and sustainable lifestyle and aspire to own nothing more than one bowl, one spoon, two sets of clothes, a flannel, a towel, a mattress and a couple of blankets! I don't think I need much more than that!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10555001676886354389noreply@blogger.com