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There is no doubt about it, the world is changing at a rapid pace. Some of the changes are good (smartphones), some are terrifying (3D horror flicks) and some are a nuisance (airport security) – but change just keeps on rolling.
Our children seem to adapt well to this world we’ve made for them – they probably look upon the pre-internet, pre-iPhone era as ‘the olden days’ and marvel at how we ever got anything done (how did we?).
We are a race that wants more – and seem not to know when enough is enough. There’s a reason why (apparently) 1% of us have everything we could dream of and the other 99% just wants, wants wants it all (and strives like crazy to get it). It’s the same reason why the developed world has an obesity problem and the rest of the world is starving. It’s as though appetite has overruled intelligence.
In fact, appetite appears to be a by-product of civilisation and ‘progress’. With agriculture came settlement; with settlement came increased fertility; with more babies came more roles within the community (we can’t all be farmers, right?) – we got more creative, we built things, then we built things to go with those things, and so on.. we found out what it was like to go without, and got scared and started squirrelling things away ‘for a rainy day’. Fast forward to today, when the developed world is dependent on systems of every kind, and is bloated & diseased.
What if we decided to have less? What if we looked at what we have already and decide that it’s enough? I’ve decided to try it – starting with simple things like food; studies show that eating 40-60% less is the key to living longer and healthier (you can read about that on Dr Michael R Eades’ website). I’ve also cut back hours at work. I’ll have less money, fewer chances at a ‘dynamic career’, but I’ll be happier and have time to live and enjoy my children.
It’s a cliche, but it seems truer than ever – the only thing we really need more of is love.
What do you think Mamas? xxx
Oh Mamas, it’s been a ghost town around here, but I’m getting my magical waters flowing again after a year-long drought…
I’ve learned some tough lessons about being a working Mama and what is more important – financial security or sanity (sanity).
Just pass me the shovel, I’ve got to unblock the well…
be with you shortly Mamas xx
