tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413478178302565063.post6970680842514589262..comments2023-11-29T11:40:34.606-05:00Comments on Consider the Thought: The Power of SpaceKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05338325503246536248noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413478178302565063.post-47204622635810304282011-04-21T20:50:36.202-04:002011-04-21T20:50:36.202-04:00Jules, You will have to tell me the noisy house s...Jules, You will have to tell me the noisy house story- I am not familiar. I also have to admit I have been busy removing piles from my house and taking them to the reuse shop all the while thinking about your comments above. My feeling is that some things just need to go- its like eating food on your plate in America where they always serve you too much so if you eat everything you get fat- in this case stuff that clogs up the chi or flow in your house just needs to go. I don't thing we need to keep stuff to keep it or eat stuff to eat it. We do need to realize that we need less or need things to have more than one function and to cook less, shop for small portions, etc. I have a pack rat mentality sometimes and worry about running out of things so I tend to stockpile, but in a small house you notice. Love the idea too that we need the temple's serenity but not just for space for the quiet too! See you at Easter service.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338325503246536248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413478178302565063.post-20481800995450112082011-04-18T01:37:46.013-04:002011-04-18T01:37:46.013-04:00Get a goat, and then some chickens... :-) that'...Get a goat, and then some chickens... :-) that's assuming you know the Jewish tale of the man who asked his rabbi for help with his noisy house. Same principle for a house with "stuff" in... <br /><br />A spacious house does not mean the occupant is using less of our planet's resources, in fact quite possibly the opposite. Every time they need something they have to go out and buy it, whereas you can adapt an old object to a new purpose. All you know for sure is that people with lots of space in their houses have sent an awful lot of stuff to the landfill, and wasted an awful lot of their time doing it. And what purpose then the serenity of the local temple, if you already have all that space at home... <br /><br />On a different topic, as I understand it, Starbucks Japan is not a franchise but all run from the mother ship. That's why they are are clean and nice with equally proficient staff.<br /><br />julesjuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02591920483149775255noreply@blogger.com