This is from the latest newsletter from the Transition Network:
Looking Back Over 100 Years:
It is all too easy to imagine that prior to present-day consumption levels life was bereft of pleasure, fun, anything rewarding. As a way of challenging that Rob Hopkins shares a conversation he had with 99 year old Douglas Matthews.
Looking Back Over 100 Years: an interview with Douglas Matthews | Transition Network
How to think and live for yourself
One of the tasks that loom large as we strive to build more resilient, sustainable communities with a new paradign writes Sherry Ackerman, is reassigning value to the subjective and intrinsic experiences in life. We can begin to do this on our own, thus setting precedents for employers, teachers, government and others. We can do things that bring us pleasure — instead of just money or “stuff” — as a part of our regular routines.
Top way to be happier and more effective — Transition Voice
And this is from the Transition website:
December's theme is 'Less is More'
This month, as much of the world goes into consumerist melt-down, we're looking at how less can be more, how simplicity can enrich us, and the delights to be found in the things that don't carry a price tag.
The Transition Interview: Douglas Matthews
The past, with less material goods than today, was more miserable and unfulfilling, right? Well, not necessarily. What was it like? Here we share an interview done in 2008 with someone who was, then, 99 years old - farmer Douglas Matthews.
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What is Transition?
This film looks at Transition in the South West of England:
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Transition Town Dordrecht recently held a Repair Cafe, which made it onto their local TV station. Here they are:
One Minute Review
Here we review books and films in a way that'll take you less than a minute to read.
Welcome | Transition Network
Rob Hopkins's blog | Transition Network
For some other such perspectives, see:
From Filmers to Farmers | Allan Stromfeldt Christensen
Transition Voice — The magazine on peak oil and the Transition movement
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