Comments - Economics of Happiness - Transition Whatcom2024-03-28T23:14:37Zhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=2723460%3ABlogPost%3A49991&xn_auth=no"Ideas for a Local Economy &a…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-05-10:2723460:Comment:503052011-05-10T20:45:47.591ZHeather Khttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/HeatherK
<p><strong><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">"</font>Ideas for a Local Economy & Happy Planet Index”-</strong> <a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ideas-for-a-local-economy-amp?xg_source=activity">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ideas-for-a-local-economy-amp?xg_source=activity…</a></span></font></font></font></strong></p>
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<p><strong><font color="#000000"><font size="2"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong><font face="Lucida Sans Unicode">"</font>Ideas for a Local Economy & Happy Planet Index”-</strong> <a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ideas-for-a-local-economy-amp?xg_source=activity">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ideas-for-a-local-economy-amp?xg_source=activity</a></span></font></font></font></strong></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For over a decade I used to live a very simple life close to the earth; sleeping in a tipi, sweat lodge, abandoned houses, covered carts, and tents. I was blessed to experience the independence from paying rent, owing taxes, and maintaining vehicle insurance & payments. Happiness exists in each moment, although the illusions of ownership & security worries can deform its delicate presence.</span></font></font></font></strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in; font-weight: normal;"><font size="2"><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><span style="font-weight: normal;">During my travels off-continent, I've been blessed to walk among cultures of people who live simply on the earth, value family & community, and share their abundance in a gifting economy. The beauty of their lives lives is an ancient memory in my heart. There are still families who do this on our continent, though they are mostly nomadic, and often 'invisible' to our culture. The force of technological dominance I've seen effect their lives is heartbreaking.</span></font></font></strong></font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2">5 Happiness Keys: "Connect – Be Active – Notice – Keep Learning – Give”</font></font></font></strong> <strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;">- from “Happy Planet Index” TED talk-<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/nic_marks_the_happy_planet_index.html">http://www.ted.com/talks/nic_marks_the_happy_planet_index.html</a> </span></font></font></font></strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>17 Rules ofr a Sustainable Community – Wendell Berry</strong>- <a href="http://wildresiliencyblog.com/2007/10/02/seventeen-rules-for-a-sustainable-community%E2%80%94wendell-berry/">http://wildresiliencyblog.com/2007/10/02/seventeen-rules-for-a-sustainable-community%E2%80%94wendell-berry/</a></span></font></font></font></strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><strong><font color="#000000">“</font></strong><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><span>The Idea of a Local Economy”- Wendell Berry</span></font></font></font></strong><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;">-</span></font></font></font></strong> <strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.organicconsumers.org/btc/berry.cfm">http://www.organicconsumers.org/btc/berry.cfm</a></span></font></font></font></strong></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0.2in;"><strong><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman, serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Thanks David for your blog post! I am often inspired by our elder Wendell Berry, who has taught & lived a local rural life with simple values for past decades during our cultures technological global colonizations. I can recommend many of Wendell's non-fiction essays on community, the environment, and farming. (My full comment on blog post- <a href="http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ideas-for-a-local-economy-amp?xg_source=activity">http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/ideas-for-a-local-economy-amp?xg_source=activity</a> )</span></font></font></font></strong></p> An early discussion of some o…tag:transitionwhatcom.ning.com,2011-05-07:2723460:Comment:501942011-05-07T03:24:26.697ZTris Shirleyhttp://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profile/TrisShirley
An early discussion of some of these issues can be found in <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Overworked American</span> <span>by Juliet B. Schor, Harper Collins, 1993. The book does a good job of describing the gradual reduction of leisure time and the impact of that reduction on quality of life. Globalization is merely the most recent contributor to a problem that has been developing for a long time.</span>
An early discussion of some of these issues can be found in <span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Overworked American</span> <span>by Juliet B. Schor, Harper Collins, 1993. The book does a good job of describing the gradual reduction of leisure time and the impact of that reduction on quality of life. Globalization is merely the most recent contributor to a problem that has been developing for a long time.</span>