Happy new (calendar) year, everyone!\u00a0 I hope you had a great break.\u00a0 The most remarkable thing for me was that my e-mail trailed off to just a dribble, primarily just the newsletters and web scanning tools that I subscribe to.\u00a0 It was fantastic to come back to an almost empty inbox!<\/p>\n
So I had a little time to reflect over the holiday, and I hope you did too.\u00a0 I noticed a distinct drop\u00a0in the purchasing of presents this year, and fewer people were travelling as well.\u00a0 This may not be the best news for retailers or travel-related businesses, but in general I think it’s a Good Thing.\u00a0 We’ve built up an economy which is hugely dependent on people buying things they can’t afford, for no real important reason except that it’s possible.<\/p>\n
It’s just not sustainable, and we’re mortgaging our children’s future.\u00a0 We have to cool down a bit.<\/p>\n
So I hope we’re all discovering that, in fact, it’s not all about consumption and money.\u00a0 What’s more important to me is whether I make a contribution while I’m here on the planet, whether people appreciate having me around, and how many people are impacted by what I do.\u00a0 That stuff actually costs very little money – it’s much more about how I spend my time and energy.<\/p>\n
I see a silver lining in the economic depression we’re going through:\u00a0 We’re reconnecting with deeper values.\u00a0 It’s painful, though, and people are getting hurt.\u00a0 So let’s try to help each other through this, and when we get through it all, I hope we’ll be happier, if just a bit poorer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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