“The stark truth that few ever grasp is that to have more we must do and consume less.”
Brendon Burchard
As ‘old school’ parents we are conscious of encouraging an awareness (with our impressionable children) of how our actions impact our immediate and global environment.
Our Family has regular conversations around environmentally friendly values, behaviours and chat about how small changes madeĀ every day do all add up to make a big difference.
We work really hard at creating positive habits around striving to balance a happy, healthy and sustainable lifestyle.
This year we set a challenge of packing one suitcase and one piece of carry-on luggage, per family member, to live in Western Australia for a few months. There were bound to be items which were accidentally left behind and ones which perhaps should have, but didnāt, make the ‘priority listā but, once we arriveĀ and get settled, we can just pop-to-the-shop – right?
Of course we can, except if 2015 is your Year of Less is MoreĀ and you have publicly declared to create new habits and learn to live with ‘Less Stuff‘. There isĀ also the return trip to consider and the intention is for everything to fit back into that one bag. Read more
