Many years ago, during a period in my life living off the land, money was scarce and children were many!
Coming from London and a townie through and through, even growing food was an alien pastime for me but we had to learn to survive.
The creative ideas that we came up with every day were based almost entirely on necessity but they worked for us at the time. 🙂
I saw a recent social media post – possibly facebook – stating that the only things that really matter in life are:
how to purify water
how to grow food
how to cook
how to build
and how to love
None of these ‘subjects’ are taught in main stream schools – there may be an exception here and there but basically we are all brought up to rely on a system that is purely financially orientated and pays little attention to the things that really matter, that are in fact a necessity.
Recent world events have shaken up the global population and we all have our own opinions and instincts about
what we are being told by mainstream media
what we are finding through underground sources
but many of us are confused and perhaps just going along with whoever ‘sounds’ like they might be telling the truth. And although I could probably rant on all day about corruption, politicians and the big pharmaceutical companies, nothing is going to change from the top.
It’s us individuals who need to take control, or as much control as possible, for our own lives to help not only the human species but all other life forms.
Food was ‘real’ food just a couple of generations ago. Speaking as a grandmother, I can attest to that. I’m not bleating on about the good old days because they weren’t all good, just as everything nowadays isn’t all bad.
Two of the biggest problems we have is that it isn’t always easy or affordable to go ‘plastic-free’ or ‘organic’ and then the guilt sets in or we just think “aw what the hell”. Neither state of mind is particularly good for our overall wellbeing.
The answer? Baby Steps. We are billions in number and if we all took a couple of baby steps whenever possible, we could make a difference.
So getting back to necessity being the mother of invention:
Yes, it is necessary to start protecting our world
Yes, it is necessary to start protecting ourselves – not only from obvious dangers but generally for our mind, body and soul.
And yes, it is necessary to take control of our lives, even a little at a time will help us and future generations of all sentient beings on earth.
Research a few ideas; how to grow food, how to purify water, how to cook efficiently, how to build and how to love yourself more 🙂
Get that inventive beautiful brain working!
With today’s technology, whatever your views on the privacy and plastic issues are, you can find many solutions as like minded folk share their ideas with the world. There are more than 200 posts just on this website alone that relate to home, family, garden and wellbeing issues.
If you have ideas to share, I’d love to hear from you.
To our Healthy Future
Linda x
P.S. This looks like a handy book to have around. I found it on Amazon (UK)
Natural Home Cleaning
Over 100 ways to clean your home naturally
“In this book, you will find over 110 recipes for practically any cleaning dilemma, from natural disinfectant to safe and effective stain removal. The chapters cover every room in your home with simple recipes to make your house sparkly clean.”
healthylivingbooks.org 