Comments on: Redefining Need In The Age Of Conservation. http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/09/24/redefining-need-in-the-age-of-conservation/ Sustainability, Environment, Progressive Politics, Peak Oil, Going Green. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:29:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ray http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/09/24/redefining-need-in-the-age-of-conservation/#comment-30253 Ray Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:00:27 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1832#comment-30253 I Have an agreement with my wife if she wants to bring anything into the house (stuff) two things have to go out. Having said that -can anyone come over and help me throw out all the stuff in my basement? I Have an agreement with my wife if she wants to bring anything into the house (stuff) two things have to go out. Having said that -can anyone come over and help me throw out all the stuff in my basement?

]]> By: Joanne http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/09/24/redefining-need-in-the-age-of-conservation/#comment-29895 Joanne Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:31:22 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1832#comment-29895 Lots of great points here. I especially like what Cheri says about not just throwing things out but repurposing them or donating them to somebody who can use them. The organizing and decluttering people are thinking mainly about their own space rather than our impact on the planet. Filling up landfills with wasted items that could benefit somebody isn't a good idea. In these difficult economic times, it wouldn't be surprising to see a return to the resourcefulness of our parents and grandparents who lived through the depression and knew how to get all possible use out of things before disposing of them. Waste is a terrible thing when there is so much want in the world. Lots of great points here. I especially like what Cheri says about not just throwing things out but repurposing them or donating them to somebody who can use them. The organizing and decluttering people are thinking mainly about their own space rather than our impact on the planet. Filling up landfills with wasted items that could benefit somebody isn’t a good idea. In these difficult economic times, it wouldn’t be surprising to see a return to the resourcefulness of our parents and grandparents who lived through the depression and knew how to get all possible use out of things before disposing of them. Waste is a terrible thing when there is so much want in the world.

]]> By: Cheri http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/09/24/redefining-need-in-the-age-of-conservation/#comment-28320 Cheri Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:54:16 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1832#comment-28320 The amount of stuff is int he eye of the "beholder". Life has many stages. When I was in college I could move all my possessions in the trunk and back seat of my car, a spacious 1968 Mercury Monterey. Now I would need several. I have thrown out things I wish I'd kept and kept things for NO good reason. Needs are a mercurial thing to define. City folks who have access to more shared resources can get by with less personal belongings. We moved out of the city and find we need more things "on-hand" to keep things moving along. Don't just throw it away like all the organizing and "decluttering" magazines tell you. Try to donate. Try to repurpose items and complement those who do. There is no set "needs" to be met. Trying to define that for anyone but yourself is foolish and grandiose. Make sure Your house is in order before you start pointing fingers at others. Then ask yourself if you are depending on someone else to HAVE something if you need it? Interesting site. The amount of stuff is int he eye of the “beholder”. Life has many stages. When I was in college I could move all my possessions in the trunk and back seat of my car, a spacious 1968 Mercury Monterey. Now I would need several. I have thrown out things I wish I’d kept and kept things for NO good reason. Needs are a mercurial thing to define. City folks who have access to more shared resources can get by with less personal belongings. We moved out of the city and find we need more things “on-hand” to keep things moving along. Don’t just throw it away like all the organizing and “decluttering” magazines tell you. Try to donate. Try to repurpose items and complement those who do. There is no set “needs” to be met. Trying to define that for anyone but yourself is foolish and grandiose. Make sure Your house is in order before you start pointing fingers at others. Then ask yourself if you are depending on someone else to HAVE something if you need it? Interesting site.

]]> By: Colleen http://www.thegoodhuman.com/2008/09/24/redefining-need-in-the-age-of-conservation/#comment-28090 Colleen Sat, 28 May 2011 21:37:22 +0000 http://www.thegoodhuman.com/?p=1832#comment-28090 Nothing wrong with making money. It's how you make it that matters. Do you do it ethically? Do you make a profit without causing suffering to people, animals and the Earth? When we let go of human greed and step back from the rat race, we realize what's truly important in life. You lose stress and gain free time. Time you can use to give back and do good deeds. Nothing wrong with making money. It’s how you make it that matters. Do you do it ethically? Do you make a profit without causing suffering to people, animals and the Earth?

When we let go of human greed and step back from the rat race, we realize what’s truly important in life. You lose stress and gain free time. Time you can use to give back and do good deeds.

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