tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post5739429250592405386..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: A Good IdeaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-12443121489100884782015-12-23T14:25:30.592+00:002015-12-23T14:25:30.592+00:00In case anyone reading doesn't know the 333 Pr...In case anyone reading doesn't know the 333 Project, it's here - well worth a look:<br /><br />http://bemorewithless.com/project-333/ Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-80627050813183536092015-12-23T14:22:13.253+00:002015-12-23T14:22:13.253+00:00Yes - I have followed Courtney's writing with ...Yes - I have followed Courtney's writing with interest and found it helpful and inspirational.<br /><br />Because I tend to be anxious and obsessive, if you give me a number I fixate on it completely, and in thinking things over I've concluded that's where I've sometimes gone wrong in the past - set myself too specific and ambitious a target, got rid of too much and got in a muddle. So my efforts in 2016 are more about stopping - stop ditching, stop acquiring, stop over-extending; in an attempt to create a path of more peaceful and reflective stability. xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-71735908481268911042015-12-23T13:52:44.449+00:002015-12-23T13:52:44.449+00:00I am trying the 33/3 Project next year. You may ha...I am trying the 33/3 Project next year. You may have heard of it.<br /><br />I guess it's an American thing. You see if you can get by with 33 articles of clothes and accessories for 3 months. Afterward you can downsize your wardrobe accordingly.Rachelhttp://rachelnichols-writer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-25669785854830523092015-12-23T12:50:34.127+00:002015-12-23T12:50:34.127+00:00Aha! It seems like each of us has our area that ne...Aha! It seems like each of us has our area that needs vigilance. It seems to be the things associated with our occupation. I could cheerfully live in a tiny set of fleeces and trousers, but because I preach and lead quiet days / retreats, and officiate at funerals, I feel something extra is needed in my appearance. Also, my beautiful mama is very picky about appearance, and looks me over in utter silence a lot of the time … xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-47789344838237771992015-12-23T11:46:41.905+00:002015-12-23T11:46:41.905+00:00I could actually spend my life in white tops and n...I could actually spend my life in white tops and navy skirts so I don't get bored like you do but I do have a blue skirt, a red skirt and a green one. My tops are multicoloured though so I do have choices :-D Mum keeps wanting me to make a new skirt from some fabric I was given but I said I'll leave it til one of my skirts wears out. :-D<br /><br />My craft stuff in on the increase though...I'll have to keep an eye on that :-DDeborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295624431714012643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-52254604622981371972015-12-23T09:11:54.296+00:002015-12-23T09:11:54.296+00:00In what you said there, Suze, it's all interes...In what you said there, Suze, it's all interesting, but the bit that stands out to me is "It also does not seem very important to me." It made me think, and I'd like to come back to it in another blog post once I've processed the thoughts. About the annoying pile - I know just what you mean. Back in the year 2000 began a series of events in my life, all different but all coincidentally having the effect of leaving me with very very little space for possessions. This suited my life philosophy well, so I didn't mind. But the clothes thing has been a problem. I find I need clothes for formal and casual, for cold winters and hot summers and wet/dry of varying temperatures. Clothes easy to move in to encourage walking, but also clothes for ceremonial occasions (conducting funerals, preaching. Nightwear, underwear … In my efforts at a minimalist wardrobe I found myself constantly shedding and re-acquiring. Also because I kept trying to lose weight, then put it back on. What I've decided in the end is to have the set of clothes I've accumulated at present, though, like you, the accumulation annoys me, and gently cull over time as I notice if there are things that, though nice, I never wear. Sorry for such a long sentence!! <br />The compromise in sharing limited space is one of the things that enables me to live with myself in a world where so many people live in such terrible poverty, compared with the ease and opportunity I enjoy. And the challenge of it is quite fun. How about you? Do you enjoy it or find it a struggle? xxPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-28268774158501232992015-12-23T06:58:42.042+00:002015-12-23T06:58:42.042+00:00I am looking forward to seeing your new furniture....I am looking forward to seeing your new furniture.<br /><br />I have to agree clothing and shopping overwhelms me. It also does not seem very important to me. Lately I have bought some items because my clothing was becoming sad. I do need to cull as I am ignoring the pile as it annoys me and I do not have a place for my belongings as I lost my home too. I will always have somewhere to live but compromise is I have to live small and suit those around me.<br /><br />God bless you and send you peace and quiet joy for Christmas and wonderful new year.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283293507101152512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-34708170986336192122015-12-22T22:50:25.504+00:002015-12-22T22:50:25.504+00:00Yes! That bus and car thing is a very important on...Yes! That bus and car thing is a very important one! xPen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-11515765383789057362015-12-22T18:05:21.666+00:002015-12-22T18:05:21.666+00:00Oh yes, I agree with that Pen, it is possible to b...Oh yes, I agree with that Pen, it is possible to become too detached I think. That is one of the reasons I have chosen to walk and ride the bus at my new location. Living alone, if I were zipping around in a car I'd miss a lot of interaction with people, so I'm trying to stay car free as long as I can manage. It keeps me grounded in earth life, which is good since I have a tendency to live in my head ; )<br /><br />Eager to see the Badger's wardrobe creation!Rapunzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381797135241461102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-4433998971954836962015-12-22T15:16:36.601+00:002015-12-22T15:16:36.601+00:00:0) High street shopping, I do not enjoy. I get co...:0) High street shopping, I do not enjoy. I get confused. You know how they say there are electromagnetic vibrations from cellphones and so on, always travelling through us? Well, so there are from people. When I go the high street, in no time at all I feel exhausted by the ceaseless traffic of thoughts and emotions that travel through me like lines of light, emanating from all the people around. I buy groceries on the high street, but most other things I get online. Though, having said that, I am trying hard to return my life from an online environment to the old-fashioned immediate one, because I think it may be possible to become too detached.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-27757740921496557182015-12-22T15:15:54.556+00:002015-12-22T15:15:54.556+00:00Hmmm. Thinking it would be dreadful to get rid of ...Hmmm. Thinking it would be dreadful to get rid of the dressing table without letting us see it first, because of what CURIOSITY does.Rapunzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381797135241461102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-49609916209838988482015-12-22T14:42:13.522+00:002015-12-22T14:42:13.522+00:00Brilliant! I have the opposite problem with cloth...Brilliant! I have the opposite problem with clothes, I am in desperate need of some :-). I hate clothes shopping! Sandra Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16260644073051470011noreply@blogger.com