"A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.”

Henry D. Thoreau

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Rethinking Lifestyles

We prepare a weekly column that appears on page 7 in The Carillon and on mysteinbach.ca every week. It also appears as a blog: Rethinking Lifesyle.blogspot.com. Subscribe to it in your reader and join the discussion through the comment section. We also welcome 500 word essays from readers of the column and will publish essays germane to who we are. Send your essays to eric@southeasttransition.com.
Tuesday
Jan082013

More Growth, More Jobs

The recent mailing from our MP again stated it clearly, “The top priority for the Conservative Government is to promote job creation and economic growth.” Last week our finance minister said it: “We want to have jobs and growth, now and in the future.”

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Wednesday
Jan022013

Green New Year Resolutions

As a new year starts, we often resolve to do things better. Here are five resolutions to try to do some good for yourself and the planet.

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Wednesday
Dec262012

What would Jesus buy?

As I sit here writing this article on Christmas day, as I wait for our lunch to cook, I find myself thinking about Christmas gifts, and I was wondering what Jesus would buy his family…

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Tuesday
Dec182012

Idle thoughts

As I watched the line up of cars waiting at the drive thru for Tim Horton’s this morning while I walked our dog in Penner Park, I couldn’t help but wonder why Canadians like to spend so much time burning gas and going nowhere?

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Wednesday
Dec122012

Dr Suzuki eats McDonalds...

I was disappointed to find out Dr David Suzuki, such a supporter of sustainable living eats McDonalds - he was seen with his 'Happy Meal' in Brandon last week! But I'll excuse him as his speech, delivered at the Manitoba Conservation Districts Association annual conference was full of the wisdom and inspiration we have come to expect from such an educated, experienced elder, and I would like to share some of his message which resonated with me as a Steinbach Transitioner.

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