Everything I Need: Abundance in Retirement on a Shoestring
I’ve finally come to a stage in my life where I think that I have pretty much have everything I need. Really! What’s more when I feel like it I go ahead and buy whatever it is that takes my…
Category Conscious Living
Ten Lovely Things That I’ve Got For Free
I recently found an article about a woman in Australia who lives very nicely without money. It makes an interesting read. What stands out is Jo Nemeth’s faith in community. She gives and receives, and as such leads a life…
Kintsugi Inspired Mosaic: A Life Broken and Repurposed
My normal mosaics are much bigger than the one I’m showing and telling today. But I thought that I’d ring the changes and challenge myself to make something smaller. This l10cm squared mosaic sits on my mantlepiece. I use it…
Gulls: Stories of Love and Hate from Beside the Sea
As I live in a fishing port gulls are common place. Here’s one of the little fellows eyeing me up at our favourite fish cafe on the harbour. He’s a regular there, probably as people feed him chips through the…
Twelve Types of Practice for Creating A Unique Spiritual Path
Just before retiring I went through an existential crisis. I know because someone in the mental health assessment team told me. She said that my heightened anxiety wasn’t down to diagnosable mental illness. Rather I was in a veritable shit…
How to Make Compost To Bring Joy and Save Money
A few years back I’d never have dreamed of writing on this topic. Now I am the proud owner of five compost bins. What’s more amazing is that I see this as the bare minimum of what we need for…
How To Make Your Gratefulness Practice Easier
For years now I’ve sustained a gratefulness habit. Each morning, just after I’ve woken up, I write ten things that I’m thankful for in a pretty little notebook. My cover of my current version is by Angela Harding. She’s a…
How ‘Tiny Habits’ Has Improved My Retirement Life
I’m a big fan of Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg, an American behavioural scientist. I can honestly say that it’s one of those few books that have changed my life. When I first read it I was still working but…