How To Find Your Way Out Of Consumerism
How does consumerism really affect the way we think and live? I usually don’t tell people that I follow Lorna Jane on Instagram…
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I Used To Love Christmas.
I used to love Christmas. I loved putting the tree up with my family and decorating it with our individual…
Which Came First, Christmas or Consumerism?
In her latest book, Christmas: A Biography, Judith Flanders traces the history of Christmas and its customs through the ages and around…
Financial Wellbeing
The Barefoot Investor – Book
A Man Reaps What He Sows… I have always had a funny relationship with money. I love money. I love…
Australian Spending Habits
What do you really spend your money on? According to the Government, Tasmanians are chocolate obsessed, Western Australian’s hate the…
4 Tips For Moving Closer To The Good Life.
Most of us have had those moments - when we almost step outside of ourselves and see the world around…
Physical + Mental Wellbeing
The Restorative Economy
The Report can be found here. In 2015, Tear released The Restorative Economy Report. “Renew Our World is a global…
Workplace burnout is all too common. Here’s how to tell if you’re affected.
Original post can be found here. It’s normal to feel stressed at work from time to time. But for some…
Yes, It Really Does Matter.
I own an ethical online fashion marketplace called Thread Harvest. The journey in owning and running this business has challenged…
Empowerment Over Exploitation
I Used To Love Christmas.
I used to love Christmas. I loved putting the tree up with my family and decorating it with our individual…
Which Came First, Christmas or Consumerism?
In her latest book, Christmas: A Biography, Judith Flanders traces the history of Christmas and its customs through the ages and around…
Consumer Culture: The Day Your Baby’s Wardrobe Became Better Than Yours
The way we consume clothes and many other products today creates too many casualties and too few winners. Nonetheless, we…
Care For Creation
IPCC says we need to cut food waste to help fight climate change but how do we do it?
(From ABC News. First published 14.09.2019) Last week the IPCC called for an overhaul of our global food production system…
Little By Little.
I am a strong believer that our individual actions do matter, that the everyday choices we make can contribute to…
Relational Wellbeing
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life?
What keeps us happy and healthy as we go through life? If you think it’s fame and money, you’re not…
Is Loneliness A Sin?
Our theme this week at Consumed is focussed around Relational Wellbeing. Off the back of our Live Free Tip this…
You can’t love nothing.
The purpose of God in creating the world is something we humans will only ever know in part. In my…
Sharing God's Abundance
A War On Waste To Feed Those In Need
Craig Budden, BaptistCare rescued food expert, takes the opportunity this Anti-Poverty Week (13 – 19 October) to shine a light…
When God Invites You To Be Generous
“Is anyone sitting here?” an older man with a suitcase asks. I indicate that the seat beside me is free…