primalmommy@IVILLAGE.COM on mon 5 feb 01
I've been interested in the thread about what we do, what we are paid and what is "worth it". There is an excellent book called "your money or your life" along with some popular ones on the "voluntary simplicity" topic that really inspire some soul searching on what it is we trade our time and energy for.
I think the point is not whether you work a job you hate so you can enjoy your pottery, or whether you make a living at pottery. The crucial issue is what you are doing with your money (and time IS money).
The old adage "live simply that others may simply live" forgets to mention another plus: by rejecting the marketing that is shoved on us at every turn, we can deprogram ourselves from the idea that you need to buy (whatever) in order to be happy/loved/good enough.
I am not, of course, saying anything new, but as someone who is practicing "involuntary simplicity" (also known as poverty) ;0) I am amazed how little you really need to buy, when you stop to redefine what really makes you happy...
Kelly in Ohio -- who thinks that marketing is the root of all evil, and TV a close second...
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David Hendley on tue 6 feb 01
I also like 'Your Money or Your Life', and tried to recommend
it on Clayart years ago, but was rejected as 'off-topic'.
The authors are Joe Dominguez and Vicki (I think) Robin.
The purpose of the book is to show you how to arrange your
life so you don't have to go to a job.
Then you can get down to your real work.
Another favorite of mine is 'The Seven Laws of Money', by
Michael Phillips. This is an early 70's classic that is funny
to read today because it is so 'groovy'. Many of the same
ideas, but presented in a hip, philosophical way, while 'Your
Money or Your Life' is concrete and down-to-earth.
For some reason, I already knew everything these books have
to say by the time I was 20. Credit my mother, I guess, but
my brother ended up with the more typical American consumerist
mindset. Being a potter fits in perfectly with the philosophy
these books espouse.
All we really have in this life is time. Don't waste yours doing
something you don't want to be doing.
--
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
hendley@tyler.net
http://www.farmpots.com/
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| I've been interested in the thread about what we do, what we are paid and
what is "worth it". There is an excellent book called "your money or your
life" along with some popular ones on the "voluntary simplicity" topic that
really inspire some soul searching on what it is we trade our time and
energy for.
|
| I think the point is not whether you work a job you hate so you can enjoy
your pottery, or whether you make a living at pottery. The crucial issue is
what you are doing with your money (and time IS money).
|
| The old adage "live simply that others may simply live" forgets to mention
another plus: by rejecting the marketing that is shoved on us at every turn,
we can deprogram ourselves from the idea that you need to buy (whatever) in
order to be happy/loved/good enough.
|
| I am not, of course, saying anything new, but as someone who is practicing
"involuntary simplicity" (also known as poverty) ;0) I am amazed how little
you really need to buy, when you stop to redefine what really makes you
happy...
|
| Kelly in Ohio -- who thinks that marketing is the root of all evil, and TV
a close second...
|
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