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Monthly Archives: September 2016
Service to Others
Yesterday I met a woman of 79 years old who tended to the needs of a beautiful home and yard. My purpose for being there was to respond to a complaint of overgrown natural growth at a property next to … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, family, gardening, growing up, health, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, permaculture, simple living, stress, walking, work
Tagged aging, community, exercise, family, fitness, food, fun, gardening, giving, growing up, health, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, permaculture, positive thinking, retirement, service, simple living, walking, work
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Don’t get hit by a Car
When I first moved to Oregon I had to transfer my drivers license to the new State. In doing so I read the Motor Vehicle Drivers Manual which is pretty much the same as any other State across the nation … Continue reading
Posted in emergency, family, health, hiking, life, mindfulness, minimalist, simple living, walking
Tagged adventure, exercise, fitness, health, life, minimalist, moments, now, Oregon, positive thinking, simple living, walking, work
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Fall gives way to thoughts of new ways of Community Gardening
As the vegetables growing in my raised bed gardens are giving way to fall I am slowly cutting things down to start preparing for next years plans. This seasons yield of crop wasn’t as good as last years as we … Continue reading
Posted in diet, family, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, life, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, primal, simple living, stress, vegan, vegetarian, work
Tagged adventure, aging, community, exercise, family, flowers, food, fun, gardening, growing up, health, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, paleo, permaculture, positive thinking, raised bed gardening, sharing, simple living, vegan, vegetarian, weight loss, work
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Rollercoaster of Life and Minimalism
I could probably talk about minimalism all day long with all the physical mechanics involved in reducing life down to just the basic necessities the same way that many posts and articles are written on the subject. I could talk … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, art, blogging, debt, family, finances, food, growing up, health, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, simple living, stress, work
Tagged adventure, aging, blogging, debt, family, finances, fitness, food, fun, gardening, growing up, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, positive thinking, retirement, simple living, work
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Don’t Like Debt, Not One Bit
Signing a legal contract and promissory note to borrow a specific amount of money at a specific interest rate over periods of time happen each day. It is what makes banks and investors wealthy and what affords us the opportunity … Continue reading
Posted in debt, family, finances, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, simple living, stress
Tagged aging, debt, family, finances, growing up, life, minimalist, moments, now, positive thinking, simple living, work
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Looking Ahead at Right Now
As I turned 50 years old I really started embracing the minimalist lifestyle for many reasons. One of those reasons is that of self preservation. I started to realize that I have but a short 15 years to try to … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, debt, family, finances, food, gardening, growing up, life, marriage, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, simple living, stress
Tagged aging, debt, family, finances, food, fun, gardening, growing up, life, minimalist, moments, nature, now, positive thinking, simple living, work
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Positive Changes
It has been some time since I have been committed to any type of routine exercise as I have been busy with trying to find balance in my diet. I suppose you could say that I found many problems with … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, body building, diet, fitness, food, health, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, primal, simple living, stress, type II diabetes, walking
Tagged adventure, aging, body building, diabetes, exercise, fitness, flowers, food, fun, growing up, health, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, positive thinking, simple living, strength training, type 2 diabetes, type II diabetes, vegetarian, walking, weight loss
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I am simply not writing
There was a time not so long ago where I was excited about getting up early in the morning and writing a post to this blog each and every morning. It seems something has changed to the point where I … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, family, finances, gardening, health, life, marriage, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, simple living, stress, walking
Tagged aging, blogging, debt, family, finances, health, life, love, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, moments, now, peace, self love, simple living, space, time, walking, writing
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Walking in a dream of reality
I took a walk at lunchtime yesterday with a completely open mind. I set my goal to a specific point then returned back to my place of employment to where I knew I would not be late. In doing so … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, art, fitness, flowers, fun, health, life, meditation, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, Oregon, primal, simple living, stress, walking
Tagged adventure, aging, art, exercise, fitness, flowers, fun, health, hiking, life, meditation, minimalist, moments, nature, now, Oregon, positive thinking, primal, simple living, walking, work
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Thoughts on Unplugging from the System
Many believe that living a “Simpler Life” means unplugging from this crazy web of madness we call modern life. In many ways it does, but not to the degree of total disconnection. Going completely off grid in some remote location … Continue reading
Posted in debt, family, finances, life, mindfulness, minimalist, nature, simple living, stress
Tagged body building, debt, family, finances, food, life, minimalist, moments, nature, positive thinking, simple living
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