Just want to wish everyone a happy new year and I hope that 2011 turns out to be the year you finally ”make it.”  I am still waiting for that turning point, myself. But what I have discovered is that the closer I am to finally making it, the farther I place the goal post. In other words, can one really stop at some point and say that they are satisfied? I think this is a human trait that most of us experience and, in some cases, feel guilty about. In fact, if we could actually say that this is enough, and stop, I don’t think the planet would be in such bad shape. But we are conditioned to want more. Sadly, this may eventually be our undoing. Read the rest of this entry

Is it possible to become self-sufficient without trading work for money? Possibly – but unlikely. Yup, I realize that’s a bold statement and it might ruffle the feathers of a few hard-core, minimalist, live-off-the-land types, but I can’t see any way around it.

It’s not that I am missing the true essence of what it means to be free of the system. I would love to find a way to get around the work-for-pay dependency. In fact, I have spent a considerable amount of time in the past year going over every possible scenario with regards to living a life free of the shackles of our modern system. Read the rest of this entry