Consumerism & Work
Today's scribbles in case anyone wants a poem to hand to a complaining member of your family.
if you want your country back, go ahead and take it
there are signs up in every street about what your town needs help with
local litter picking groups are always on the lookout
the... See more
instagram.comthe quiet rebellion of a little life
caitlyn
Dec 09, 2024
hello.
there’s a pervasive myth that has seeped into every corner of our current reality claiming that in order to have a meaningful life, we’re told that worth is measured in titles, achievements, and the scope of our influence. it’s a myth that demands endless striving, as though the only... See more
caitlyn
Dec 09, 2024
hello.
there’s a pervasive myth that has seeped into every corner of our current reality claiming that in order to have a meaningful life, we’re told that worth is measured in titles, achievements, and the scope of our influence. it’s a myth that demands endless striving, as though the only... See more
Caitlyn Richardson • the quiet rebellion of a little life
Covid Clouds by Robert Lawrence
‘Made during the March 2020 lockdown, these clouds were displayed above a woodland path, hanging from trees in Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire. The sculptures are a reminder of togetherness, bringing hope and thoughtfulness to the local people that passed underneath them.
Lawrence is an advocate for the climate. The wood he sources for his sculptures is sustainable.’
- Aberdeen Art Gallery, September 2025
Life seems like a series of all-or-nothingness. Like you have too little of something, only to be met with too much of it. One month your calendar is bare, and you crave connection. The next is it full, and you crave stillness. You hustle and chase money in your youth, only to be met by more of it than you can imagine in your retirement. Yet we
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theguardian.com
I hope you learn to live in a way that makes you glad to be alive. Not glad for your elevator speech, your accolades, or what you believe the world sees you as. Not where you are glad for all that you might do one day, but the beauty with which you experience the smallest and most unassuming of things. I hope you learn to live in a way that makes
... See moreBrianna Wiest • The Pivot Year
Nobody has everything, but everyone has something—focus on your something. If you really start to pay attention, you will be amazed at what you find.
Brianna Wiest • The Pivot Year
As I poured, I said good-bye to the wasted money, wasted dreams, and wasted opportunities. Or maybe it was the opposite. Maybe it was the beginning of saved money, saved dreams, and saved opportunities.
Cait Flanders • The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store
Yes, you only live once. And you should enjoy it. But not if it means breaking your budget or going into debt for it. There’s nothing fun about debt, and there is certainly no acronym to change that. I knew that all too well.