“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” ~ William Casey, CIA Director
Rose
March 8, 2016 10:51 am
The freer you wish to be, the more you must disconnect.
Raise your own kids
Teach them at home
Make your own food
Use low tech household items (no “smart” thermostats, etc)
Grow (if possible) your own food
Run your own business
Get real physical exercise in the outdoors
Turn off the TV
Ditch the smart phone
Stay off social media
Pay with cash
Make real face-to-face friendships
Establish real working relationships with local service and goods providers
Choose a good mate and keep your relationship strong
What passes for pop culture in America today is sick, and people who try to be part of it end up sick too, mentally, physically, and spiritually. GMO, chemical and hormone laden food, hookup relationships, indoctrination schooling, corporate drone cubicle-land employment, fake friends sharing fake lives on social media, mindless bread and circuses entertainment, rampant consumerism and impersonal big box store dominated communities do not a health person make.
The only hope of being free and staying sane is to make your own way and make relationships with like-minded people.
Lysander
March 8, 2016 2:37 pm
@ Rose……I totally agree. It’s difficult to get started on the idea of “less is more”, but you’re better off.
I have very little and I still am not anywhere near being free. Freedom is hard. That’s why most people say “screw it” and don’t even think about it.
IndenturedServant
March 8, 2016 4:32 pm
Slavery…………..in a shitty but effective disguise.
Rose
March 8, 2016 4:34 pm
It is hard, and I agree, that’s why most people give up. It’s even harder if they didn’t grow up with any skills or guidance. It is possible to self educate, but it can be overwhelming, especially nowadays if you try to utilize the rubbish made in China products (tools, kitchen implements, machines) that are sold. Living simple is a whole different lifestyle, and one that isn’t easily acquired on one’s own. Hard to do in small spaces too. You can’t easily store a several hundred jars of home produce or stockpile bags of bulk drygoods in a tiny apartment!
It is actually expensive to do, too. There is a definite startup fee to having a serviceable workshop, a well stocked kitchen, canning gear and jars, garden tools, deep freeze, woodstove, hunting and fishing equipment. It is a catch-22: you can save a lot of money by doing things yourself, but you need money to buy the tools you need to do the things to save money. If you shop wisely they are mostly once in a lifetime purchases, but still pricey. Thank God for garage sales, LOL. I have gotten some tremendous bargains as the more self-sufficient Greatest Generation-ers and Silents die off and their Boomer and Gen X kids don’t want their tools and gear.
The only things I freely admit to having no “less is more” common sense with are books. I can never have enough books (or chocolate:)
IndenturedServant
March 8, 2016 5:27 pm
Rose, your list pretty much describes what we have done. Any new habit takes a week or three to get in the swing of but rarely do we have a desire to go back as we begin to see the benefits of our choices. I’m not a big watcher of TV. Most of what I watch is educational in nature and recorded for playback without commercials. The other day I was waiting for an appointment and they had a TV blaring entertainment news. I quickly realized that I did not recognize the names, faces or TV shows they were talking about. Made me proud!
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“We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.” ~ William Casey, CIA Director
The freer you wish to be, the more you must disconnect.
Raise your own kids
Teach them at home
Make your own food
Use low tech household items (no “smart” thermostats, etc)
Grow (if possible) your own food
Run your own business
Get real physical exercise in the outdoors
Turn off the TV
Ditch the smart phone
Stay off social media
Pay with cash
Make real face-to-face friendships
Establish real working relationships with local service and goods providers
Choose a good mate and keep your relationship strong
What passes for pop culture in America today is sick, and people who try to be part of it end up sick too, mentally, physically, and spiritually. GMO, chemical and hormone laden food, hookup relationships, indoctrination schooling, corporate drone cubicle-land employment, fake friends sharing fake lives on social media, mindless bread and circuses entertainment, rampant consumerism and impersonal big box store dominated communities do not a health person make.
The only hope of being free and staying sane is to make your own way and make relationships with like-minded people.
@ Rose……I totally agree. It’s difficult to get started on the idea of “less is more”, but you’re better off.
I have very little and I still am not anywhere near being free. Freedom is hard. That’s why most people say “screw it” and don’t even think about it.
Slavery…………..in a shitty but effective disguise.
It is hard, and I agree, that’s why most people give up. It’s even harder if they didn’t grow up with any skills or guidance. It is possible to self educate, but it can be overwhelming, especially nowadays if you try to utilize the rubbish made in China products (tools, kitchen implements, machines) that are sold. Living simple is a whole different lifestyle, and one that isn’t easily acquired on one’s own. Hard to do in small spaces too. You can’t easily store a several hundred jars of home produce or stockpile bags of bulk drygoods in a tiny apartment!
It is actually expensive to do, too. There is a definite startup fee to having a serviceable workshop, a well stocked kitchen, canning gear and jars, garden tools, deep freeze, woodstove, hunting and fishing equipment. It is a catch-22: you can save a lot of money by doing things yourself, but you need money to buy the tools you need to do the things to save money. If you shop wisely they are mostly once in a lifetime purchases, but still pricey. Thank God for garage sales, LOL. I have gotten some tremendous bargains as the more self-sufficient Greatest Generation-ers and Silents die off and their Boomer and Gen X kids don’t want their tools and gear.
The only things I freely admit to having no “less is more” common sense with are books. I can never have enough books (or chocolate:)
Rose, your list pretty much describes what we have done. Any new habit takes a week or three to get in the swing of but rarely do we have a desire to go back as we begin to see the benefits of our choices. I’m not a big watcher of TV. Most of what I watch is educational in nature and recorded for playback without commercials. The other day I was waiting for an appointment and they had a TV blaring entertainment news. I quickly realized that I did not recognize the names, faces or TV shows they were talking about. Made me proud!
Try to be God’s Servant.