Sometimes there are many things going on and it is a struggle to focus on something in particular. So instead of having a major topic, I will just share with you some things in this post which I collected in the last days and weeks as sources of inspiration. First of all: Spring is coming …
Mindfulness and sustainability might not necessarily be thought together, but I think that they are quite a good fit. Taking time for practices such as mindfulness exercises and meditation can not only help to calm your mind and focus on important things in your life but also let you notice your surroundings differently. Then you …
Only because things are on sale, like today (Black Friday), it does not mean that you should go into a buying frenzy. Usually people think that they 'save money' hunting for discounts, but in the end they just buy loads of stuff they did not need and spend much more than they should have. So …
We are coming close to the end of the year which means coming closer to New Year's resolutions. And we are close to having winter time (at least in my part of the world) meaning that it's cold and dark for the longest part of the day. It's a great time to snuggle up with …
Dear readers, it's the second anniversary of this blog. What does this mean? Well, I nearly completed my Master's degree in the meantime. But regarding the blog it means that some of you have been reading my posts for two years now, which means that you are receiving no. 110 today. Currently, 151 people are …
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When thinking about holidays, many people problably think about travelling somewhere. Will most people do so when the travel bans are being lifted? At least in Europe traffic has already increased again and the borders are slowly reopening. German media is asking 'when people can go to Mallorca again'. The crisis showed how nature suffered …
A while ago, I have been sent a magazine article dealing with the state of our society and ecology. It proposed that we will face a collapse of our current system anyways, as humans will or can not voluntarily change the system. I thought about this a bit and, listening to audio books such as …
Do you want to know how you can contribute to the dream? I created an Excel file with all things that individuals can do to help to achieve a more environmentally-friendly and just society. I gather those in the past year. It is probably not complete, so I am open for comments! Click here to …
Work is flexible. It can be done from home, from one of the public eating areas or from your workplace, which is usually in bikeable distance from your home. Traffic jams do not exist anymore, and commuting is short. You work partly for money, but as working weeks are shorter, you have a lot of …
As more things are done and created within a community or region, there is less dependence on international actors and events. Logistics and transport have been reduced. Value chains are shorter which makes them easier to control and to update qualitatively. Less money gets lost to unnecessary middlemen [i.e. "a dealer, agent, or company intermediate …
Catha goes sustainable 