thoughts Archives
Food for thought thursday – happiness is work. enjoyable work
The thought for this Thursday is a passage from the free eBook written Cara Stein of 17000 Days. “As you align yourself with your values and do challenging work that calls on your strengths, you will find yourself absorbed in what you’re doing. Sometimes time will pass without your notice, and you won’t be aware [...]
food for thought thursday–everyone wants better, no-one wants change
An insightful article by Jonathan Fields.
Food for thought thursday–are you getting the information that you need?
Food for thought thursday–one reason why we might be allergic to food
food for thought thursday – innovation
This picture was emailed to me, so I don’t have a source. If you know where this comes from, I would love to link to the right website. Anyway, what a great idea! We often pass over the everyday things in life (literally in this case) without giving them much thought. Well someone thought enough [...]
why facebook can save you money
Finding joy in the simple things in life is the cornerstone of frugality. Frugal people know that happiness can’t be purchased. But this idea goes against the grain of our modern consumer society. We are instead constantly told that life isn’t complete without X, Y or Z product. So in the face of constant advertising, [...]
food for thought thursdays – spice of life
Ok, so this isn’t so much food for thought as thoughts on food. I came across this video the other day on the internet. It is from the Herbie’s Spice website and it is all about buying and storing herbs. The only thing I thought a bit weird is that in the video Ian advises [...]
food for thought Thursday – Australians volunteer
source Today’s thought is a quote by Rhonda from the Down to Earth blog. Her post was about being prepared for emergencies but it was this quote about Australians volunteering that really resonated with me: “They were reaching out to fellow Australians and it didn’t matter that they didn’t know them, it only mattered that [...]
living an authentic life here and now
Living contrary to my values has been a source of discontent lately. I have a utopian vision of the ‘good life’, which if I squint, I can see somewhere off in the distance. But there are days when I examine my life that I can only see the discord between the vision and the reality. [...]
are you affluent or effluent?
Do you consider yourself affluent? What does it mean to be affluent? I came across this definition of affluent at Free Money Finance: Simply stated, your net worth [augmented -- assets minus liabilities] should equal 10 percent of your age times your annual realized household income (0.10 x age x income = expected net worth.) [...]
