Eating at Nature's Table (Tumble Mustard)

Sliced tomato and fresh Tumble Mustard picked from a friend's yard. A spicy mustard tasting weed that can be eaten raw in salads, on sandwiches or boiled/fried. Granted, we ain't gonna find no tomatoes on the trail however, adding Tumble Mustard to a wild mushroom, wild onion and wild carrot stir fry would totally rock. The spicy flavor in the Tumble Mustard means just a little sea salt is all you may want to top off this snack at nature's table.

Minimalistic thinking and living results in one of the greatest commodity known to humankind; time. Time to enjoy, time to think, time to be creative, time to relax, time to grow, time for health. Time is also money, and money is the greatest slave owner in the life. B, be fit, be free and be fun. Touch Nature and make your attachment to the synthetic world very minimal.

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Don't close your eyes to the freedom that awaits your steps into minimalism.
The best things in life are few, free and fun!

Let's not skirt the issue, when it comes to minimalism one is not giving up the beauty and comforts of life. Indeed the opposite is true. Minimalism is about embracing and recognizing that the important things in life are few. The beautiful things in life are not costly. The riches that humanity strives for are not true wealth and the greatest freedom is to be unshackled and unattached to the synthetic material world.

While the average person is already well on the way to "syntheticism" (my word for living in the fake, unsatisfying world of man-made material possessions) and hence, cannot simply let go. Granted, it has been done over the centuries and many great stories of those who did so are the ones that have shaped our cultures and philosophies Siddhatrtha Gautama (Buddha), Ghandi, Jesus the Christ and many others. However, for most of us the journey will start at a bit slower pace and may include small steps like

Downsizing in many areas
Making meals from scratch
Reducing amount of trash
Finding things to do that require no money (hiking, yard games etc)
Exercising outdoors instead of in a gym
Going barefoot.
Planning ahead to eliminate the use of an automobile or reduce the fuel consumed
...and many, many other way.

Good luck on your journey to freedom and minimalism. Soon, I will share some more personal statistics and experiences.