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Re: Sustainability and contentment
- To: permaculture
- Subject: Re: Sustainability and contentment
- From: "Ava Devenport" <essenheal@iname.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:57:3
- Newsgroups: permaculture
If there's a motion on the floor, I would be pleased to second this
E-motion!
Couldn't have stated this better myself and this sentiment is EXACTLY what
I mean when I've been asked "What do you want/expect out of life?" and I
respond "I want it all!"
Contentment, peace of mind and happiness within my surroundings, yes, that
is "having it all". Thank you Marsha for this wonderful insight. I'm
especially fond of ...soft glowing happiness... just the thought makes me
feel rosy all over!
Blessings,
Ava
On 06/13/00, ""Marsha Hanzi" <hanzibra@svn.com.br>" wrote:
> There is a word which we rarely hear any more, but which may be in fact
> central to the issue at hand: "contentment" , means being happy with what
> you have, that gentle state of well-being, of soft glowing happiness ( not
> shouting from the mountaintops). The image to me is sitting quietly on the
> veranda, watching the sun go down. To me, contentment has to do with
> slower rhythm , free time, having the basics ( no fear).. Maybe
> contentment is in fact one of our goals in Permaculture-- having those
> basics, and recognizing them as being sufficient for life-quality...Knowing
> to stop in time... Get what I mean? (Couterbalance to "more is better"...)
>
> Marsha