This article looks at how - Consumerism has made maturity an exception rather than the rule. I am not the only one that sees this amongst family, friends, acquaintances, colleagues and even myself. Resisting consumerism requires a lot of support and self-control. I find choosing who I spend my time with helps... and never going to shopping centers helps too. Simplistic for such a huge subject - but maybe helpful for someone and a good reminder for me.
The name "greenspace" came from a book I read once. It talked about a group of people who were trying to connect up their private world (blue spaces) with their public world (yellow spaces). The area of overlap that they were interested in, was the resulting "green" spaces. As I read the paper, go online, watch movies, listen to music etc, I am constantly wondering about how my personal spirituality should be intereacting with these public messages of meaning, purpose and yearning. This is what this blog is basically about...
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Resisting consumerism requires a lot of support and self-control. I find choosing who I spend my time with helps... and never going to shopping centers helps too. Simplistic for such a huge subject - but maybe helpful for someone and a good reminder for me.