For friends of Fair Trade & Ethical buying
I’ve written about why I think buying Fair Trade matters in the past. And in that same spirit, I hope that if you plan on buying gifts this holiday season, you’ll consider buying Fair Trade and Ethical products. Or, consider spending less – and giving more… relationally. Which ever option you choose, remember that each [...]
Give clean water – get a free book
As part of our effort to build a clean drinking water well for the under-resourced, I’ve decided to give away a free PDF copy of my novel, St. Peter’s Brewery, to everyone who makes a donation to charity:water between now and August 31, 2010. Give any donation — of any amount, and you’ll receive a [...]
Help us give clean water
Right now, nearly a billion people on the planet don’t have access to clean, safe drinking water. That’s one in eight of us. To me — that’s ridiculous! And it falls right in line with our goal and purpose here at We Live Simply — Live simply so others may simply live. In the midst [...]
Give thanks & give water
We have a tendency to remember to give thanks once or twice a year… usually on that special holiday for football and eating turkey, and perhaps on our birthdays or Christmas. But imagine if we carried that idea with us throughout the year? We’re seem to be hard wired to focus on all the things [...]
The Simple Manifesto #20 – Spend time with the ones you love
This is part of our series on Leo Babauta’s The Simple Living Manifesto. We invite you to join us on the journey. The 20th idea in the manifesto is: Spend time with people you love. Again, the list of 4-5 important things probably contains some of the people you love (if not, you may want [...]
Rich man vs the poor man
“A poor man can see forward. A rich man becomes blind until he cannot see good and wrong.” A group of Compassion bloggers are wrapping up their travels through Kenya right now, journaling the great work Compassion International does with each sponsorship they receive for a child. Just $38 a month sponsors a child. What [...]
