tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post7054671757542187418..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: A gift of GodUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-77265773474455602092011-12-28T22:34:22.655+00:002011-12-28T22:34:22.655+00:00:0):0)Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-15425823472477548192011-12-28T22:30:37.434+00:002011-12-28T22:30:37.434+00:00Ahh yes, outdoors!
Thanks for your thoughtful res...Ahh yes, outdoors! <br />Thanks for your thoughtful response, Pen.Penny Reevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673959533876970193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-57612059900240788452011-12-28T14:11:35.417+00:002011-12-28T14:11:35.417+00:00Absolutely. I had the same questions, Daisyanon! ...Absolutely. I had the same questions, Daisyanon! I was discussing The Innermost House with the Badger last night, and puzzling over how her days would be filled with no garden to dig, little to clean, only archaic reading material available and no space for all the stuff she'd need to spin, knit, quilt, do carpentry etc etc.<br />We concluded she must spend a significant proportion of her time away from home! Or else the life-coaching she and her husband so has reached such a level that it has become a full-time occupation.<br />It's similar in some ways to Catherine de Hoeck Doherty's "Poustinia", and is inspiring and infuriating in the same way!<br />I felt sure when I read about it that it was not so much that I wanted to emulate or reproduce the Innermost House and the way of life she describes, as that it had a great deal to teach me and offers tremendous inspiration. xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-42513903172518490132011-12-28T11:26:13.722+00:002011-12-28T11:26:13.722+00:00I've now read all the Q&A's on the ori...I've now read all the Q&A's on the original Tiny House blog post by Diana. That has answered some of my questions.<br /><br />She uses a 'fluff and fold' laundry service, and they have a car and a cell phone.<br /><br />I think I am carping, it's not really possible for anyone living in a Western European society to be totally without electricity, which doesn't mean we shouldn't be mindful about our consumption. <br /><br />I just slightly wonder if the difference in carbon footprint between using a laundry service and having your own electrical laundry appliances is that great, or if the choice itself is any big spiritual deal.<br /><br />Sorry, I can't quite get to what is niggling me about it all. Maybe I am missing the point.DaisyAnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12680034482022415405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-8570035509139361802011-12-28T10:02:19.893+00:002011-12-28T10:02:19.893+00:00Very interesting Ember, I love the things you find...Very interesting Ember, I love the things you find for us. I have a bit of a niggle about the Innermost House, but I am not sure why. I think maybe it is because it all sounds lovely and the pictures are wonderful, but maybe the reality of daily life is a bit more gritty???<br /><br />What does she do all day???<br /><br />I think somewhere on her site she says that she spends a lot time, or is currently actually living, in a monastery.<br /><br />How does a person without electricity manage a website (I think a friend is doing it for her - but doesn't this defeat the object in some way?)<br /><br />She says that they haven't owned many of their houses (not sure about this one), they are provided for them by, presumably wealthy, partners. Which seems like a bit of a cop out.<br /><br />I like the idea of simplifying things and have made some progress with this, but I know I couldn't live like this or even anything approaching it. <br /><br />I would have to kill my husband, or he me, which would be a shame.<br /><br />So here I am making judgemental assumptions about someone I know nothing much about.<br /><br />Anyway, it has set up some scratchy thoughts and dissonances for me and made me think a lot, so thank you.DaisyAnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12680034482022415405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-53517750037456987412011-12-28T09:26:14.360+00:002011-12-28T09:26:14.360+00:00Hi Penny :0)
What I find is that as Toinette Lipp...Hi Penny :0)<br /><br />What I find is that as Toinette Lippe said, "Problems arise when things accumulate", and that applies in both time and space. Drawing closer to the ideal in the realm of the real (and maybe the ideal varies from person to person and time to time) is essentially about living mindfully, which cannot be done very well with a cluttered schedule and amid much impedimenta. <br />I find that things have lives and agendas of their own, so that the more of them I have the more I am drawn into attending to them. <br />Obviously concentration and dispersal are the inverse of each other, and in my life I really want to be able to concentrate - I find events (especially social events) and possessions disperse my attention and interfere with my ability to concentrate.<br />With children, the solutions for me are out of doors. The most restful day we had in a long time with my grandson (two and a half) was the afternoon we spent outdoors - me, my husband, my daughter and her son - drinking tea and chatting at the same time as minding and slowly feeding a small bonfire (me and my daughter) and creating a raised bed for veggies (my husband). I was as though, in the greater space of the garden, with plenty interesting going on, mud to dig in, projects to share in, nothing to break or knock over, all the challenges of interacting with a two-and-a-half-year-old melted away.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-38005203956044972072011-12-28T09:11:58.433+00:002011-12-28T09:11:58.433+00:00I find encouragement in your decision to do one ev...I find encouragement in your decision to do one event a day, I often over book myself too and end out too exhausted to be of any use or encouragement to others!<br />Love the links to the tiny houses and the lovely spaces. Do you ever find the line between ideal and reality hard to define and live? (I share my life with my wonderful husband, 11 year old daughter and 9 year old and almost 2 year old sons)Penny Reevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17673959533876970193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-79509570086238850982011-12-27T23:21:17.090+00:002011-12-27T23:21:17.090+00:00Hey, friend! Good to meet you. Glad you are find...Hey, friend! Good to meet you. Glad you are finding a bit of space for peace :0)Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-48049441019859076812011-12-27T23:12:04.695+00:002011-12-27T23:12:04.695+00:00How I agree. I would love to get to the stage of o...How I agree. I would love to get to the stage of one event a day which involves social interaction! Like you I get drained and it brings out the worst in me. Enjoying some quiet time over this Christmas break.revsandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002392434171243155noreply@blogger.com