Category Archives: balance

What if money expired?

Posted on November 28, 2023 by peNdantry

Once again, I find myself with a need to apologise to all of the friends I’ve made in the blogosphere for my ongoing lack of participation here. My life is now very different from how it has been, and my … Continue reading →

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How to turn climate anxiety into action

Posted on September 26, 2023 by peNdantry

A TED talk by Renée Lertzman, climate psychologist It’s deeply painful to face what’s happening on our planet right now. From forests burning, ocean plastic, species just gone each day, displacement. It’s easy to feel totally overwhelmed. Maybe a bit … Continue reading →

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Don’t. Stop. (Thinking about tomorrow….)

Posted on September 5, 2023 by peNdantry

Don’t stop thinking about tomorrowDon’t stop, it’ll soon be hereIt’ll be better than beforeYesterday’s gone, yesterday’s gone It’s either you stand for something or fall for anythingGotta give my all, I’m putting in everythingCommon sense ain’t common anymoreYou’d think we’re … Continue reading →

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Being a billionaire doesn’t mean you’re not totally nuts

Posted on August 29, 2023 by peNdantry

The ‘The Richest Person on the Planet Hat’ is passed around from time to time. When I wrote my ‘open letter to all billionaires, everywhere‘ post in September 2020, Jeff Bezos had the hat. Forbes World’s Billionaires List 2023 now … Continue reading →

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Stepping Outside

Posted on May 16, 2023 by peNdantry

It was the title of Russell’s post that grabbed me, as it’s kindred to the title of my poem Step Outside. Though I suspected I’d know the theme of his post, I had no choice but to read it. I … Continue reading →

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Old MacDonald’s climate change

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Dr Bob Rich

Old MacDonald had a farmEe i ee i oAnd on his farm he had a floodEe i ee i oWith some drowned cows hereAnd some drowned cows there.Here a bull, there a calf,Everywhere an oh no.Old MacDonald had a farmEe … Continue reading →

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How to Shop for Tech That Actually Lasts

Posted on February 21, 2023 by peNdantry

If we are to get ourselves out of Spaceship Earth Demolition Mode, one thing we are all going to have to do is to wean ourselves off the Perpetual Upgrade Treadmill. Below is a ‘reblog’ of an interesting lifehacker article … Continue reading →

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We really must rethink everything

Posted on February 21, 2023 by peNdantry

I have no time (I shouldn’t even be writing this), so this will be a very short wibblette. I’ve been dwelling on my own cognitive dissonance reflected in my recent post ‘The cake is a lie‘. The original post was … Continue reading →

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Nonviolent living

Posted on February 14, 2023 by Dr Bob Rich

At the core of all anger is a need that is not being fulfilled. Marshall Rosenberg (1934–2015) This video by Marshall Rosenberg is less than 6 minutes long, but in that short time it packs a message that would change … Continue reading →

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The cake is a lie

Posted on February 7, 2023 by peNdantry

After I scheduled this post, I heard about the massive earthquakes in Turkey/ Siria. And it got me thinking: by comparison with the hardships now faced by those affected by that catastrophe, my original post makes me sound like an … Continue reading →

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