"I think the real trick to finding that sense of satisfaction is to realize you don’t need much to attain it. A window-box salad garden and a mandolin hanging on the back of the door can be all the freedom you need. If it isn’t everything you want for the future, let it be enough for tonight. Living the way you want has nothing to do with how much land you have or how much you can afford to spend on a new house. It has to do with the way you choose to live every day and how content you are with what you have.
If a few things on your plate every season came from the work of your own hands, you are creating food for your body, and that is enough. If your landlord can be sweet-talked into some small backyard projects, go for it with gusto. If you rode your bike to work, trained your dog to pack, or just baked a loaf of bread, let it be enough. Accepting where you are today — and working toward what’s ahead — is the best you can do . . . Find your own happiness and dance with it."
It's from an article written by Jenna Woginrich for Mother Earth News. Jenna has a blog called Cold Antler Farm, which I've been following for a few months now. Her philosophy here on living more greenly is one I've always been a fan of. As individuals, we can't do everything, but that shouldn't prevent us from doing something.
As for us, we'll be walking or biking to work this summer, making regular trips to the Portsmouth farmer's market, and planting a window-box herb garden. For now, it's enough.
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