The Homesteader's Mindset: A Key to Making the World a Better Place.
Let's face it, we probably live better today than we have in the last few millennia. Just a few decades ago, the guillotine was still working. While I don't believe in the death penalty, it may actually be one of the more humane ways to kill someone, though still a very medieval and gruesome practice, that was often publicized.
We can all recognize that the majority of humans live a more comfortable life than our recent past. Medical and civil advancement made our way of life much more bearable than it could have been just a few centuries ago. There could be a lot of debate on this, but between the beginnings of agriculture and colonization, I think we can agree that there has been much unnecessary pain in this world.
While today we are not enslaved in the same sense as when people were kidnapped from Africa or China and so many other cultures, we have constructed ourselves a strong mental cage to live in. Like it or not, we are trapped and most of us chose to ignore our dilemma while others enforce it. It often feels as though only a very few can see clearly that these shackles of mental enslavement must be broken.
What can we do when faced with this reality, what actions can we take?
With the advent of the internet, and a growing consciousness for freedom (of thought and being), we can see that accross the whole planet there are more than a handfull of folks walking the path of self-reliance. Looking into the world of modern homesteading and prepping we can find the people actually making a difference and taking matters into their own hands.
Weather you're in a small apartment, in a caravan or you have farm land, all you need is that mindset. As @thistle-rock explains so beautifully in this post, you could be a homesteader and not even know it.
The moment you start thinking about growing your own food, or finding some sort of independance from the masses, you are in a position to make the world a better place.
We don't have to feed into the madness of consumerism!
When we chose self-reliance because we want to have control over the ingredients our families ingest or because it can be a more affordable life, we will always be prepared for change. We will always have the upper hand for adapting to new situations. Having this ability can really open up one's mind to make due, everytime.
Unblinded by the images of consumerism, we clearly see the difference between preference and principle.
Having had some sort of compassion for Mother Earth most of my life, I have noticed that the majority of folks with a homesteader's mindset often feel the same way. The respect for our selves must come with a great respect for our planet... How else could we care for one another if it wasn't for the greater health of this earth, our home? The same goes for our own health, how can we survive as a species, if we continue this course of natural genocide we're on? With a little practice, I think we can remember our tribal ways and help each other make the most of our natural life to include the many generations to come.
Luckily there seems to be a revival of sustainability, autonomy and self-reliance living, to me this is one of the great news for humanity!
Lead by example, my homesteader friends, and love yourselves... You deserve it!
Until next time...
@SenorCoconut
PS: We are still looking for people to join us in building that crazy Multi-Family-Artist-Homestead, with Re-Wilding and Anarchist Tendencies, so if you or someone you know may be interested, please contact me... 😁!
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Very cool @senorcoconut! I just read your post about your anarchist homestead, that sounds awesome! Do you have more people yet?
My friend was looking at doing something similar down here in Texas a while back but shied away when he found out we'd need a lot of people to be able to do what he wanted to do.
Thanks @Nateonsteemit, we don't have abymore people yet... a friend is saying she will come and build herself a little cabin. We have a couple other prospects but so far no one has actually made the move.
Just us three!
If your friend ever does go back to this idea we should talk about being "sister communities* or something like that.
Awesome!
And thanks
Really enjoyed reading this - thank you for sharing!
Thank you @wildhomesteading!!! And you're welcome 😁!
Keep on... we're just getting started and are very inspired on steemit... thanks for homesteading.
I enjoyed reading this post @senorcoconut. Thank you for keeping the conversation flowing about homesteading and why we do what we do. Its a complex subject and so many important reasons why we at least attempt to opt out of the mainstream consumerism madness as you so aptly put it. By nature we humans are consumers, but we have a choice how we consume. The more informed we are the more choices we have.
It sure is very complex!!! And there are so many different ways we could consider to be homesteading. I really believe there are very important skills for survival to ne learned through it.
Thanks @sagescrub for the support 😀!