Kids often have an extensive list of gifts they'd like Santa to leave under the tree, and it can be easy to submit to these and choose a few of their more reasonable requests, dutifully purchase them at Target or Amazon, and see their excited faces on Christmas morning when they find Santa really did bring them a Hatchimal, or a Barbie townhouse, or a Nerf Blaster. There is certainly no shame in purchasing your child a toy they wanted, but what about the toys they don't want, or didn't ask for, but perhaps need?
We tend to underappreciate how cushioned and protected we are by countless perks of modern civilization. A long time ago, the entire lives of people were subjected to seasons and everything that comes with each of the annual climate shifts. Still, the remnants of this can be felt today. Even in the mildest regions of the world people have to make certain preparations during the transitive months. If you need to make your family winter-ready, here are some essential tips to make it through the colder months.
It is a great tragedy indeed that we are programmed even before we leave our mothers’ wombs. We quickly learn that, to show our worth, we must do certain things, be certain things and buy certain things. The greatest tragedy yet is perhaps the assumption that one’s worth is somehow tied to how much one owns. It is a programmed world.
Activists of the slow revolution argue that the world is in need of a voluntary simplicity revolution. As Duane Elgin asserts, voluntary simplicity is not about living in poverty; it is about living with balance.
"The Elf on the Shelf" was created in 2005 by a mother-daughter duo, Carol Aebersold and Chanda Bell, who made the elves for a fun tradition for their families to enjoy year after year. A decade later, Santa's helpers have found homes with thousands of families and images of their cute and mischevious activies flood social media around this time each year.
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