A Fun Way to Stop Buying Things You Don't Need

You're receiving this email because you are a DailyGood subscriber.
Trouble Viewing? On a mobile? Just click here. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe.

DailyGood News That Inspires

September 9, 2016

a project of ServiceSpace

A Fun Way to Stop Buying Things You Don't Need

Satisfactions are fulfillment of the heart. Dissatisfactions are the rumblings of the mind.

- Duane Elgin -

A Fun Way to Stop Buying Things You Don't Need

"A few years ago, illustrator and editorial cartoonist Sarah Lazarovic felt like she was buying too much junk. So she stopped shopping for a year, then documented her withdrawals and, eventually, all the lessons and tips and tricks she learned about not buying things. Instead of buying the items she coveted, she made paintings of them.During that time, instead of buying the items she coveted, she made paintings of them. That led to the illustrated book called 'A Bunch of Pretty Things I Did Not Buy'. It also led to doing that same "covet counseling" for others. She calls her project the "Office of Divestment." She will draw the thing you want to buy. You get the painting, and you won't have to buy the thing. A deal." { read more }

Be The Change

What does simplicity mean to you? For more inspiration read this article on Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. { more }


COMMENT | RATE      Email   Twitter   FaceBook

  Related Good News

Smile Big
Love Freely
Meditate
Give Back

The Disease of Being Busy

Children Who Shine From Within

The Girl Who Gets Gifts From Birds

The Power of Story

Smile Big
Love Freely
Meditate
Give Back

Before I Go: A Neurosurgeon's Final Reflections On Mortality

34 Affirmations For Healthy Living

Ten Ways to Set A Positive Tone For the New Year

Beannacht: A Blessing for the New Year


DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 240,314 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here.


Other ServiceSpace projects include:

KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More

Comments

Popular posts from this blog