Episode 122 – The Art of Nothing
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Have you ever wondered how to make something out of nothing? Isn’t that what preparedness minded people do every day? Thanks to a listener who emailed this to me, this show is inspired by the article “The Art of Nothing,” by Thomas Elpel.
Here’s an excerpt from the article and of course, I put it into my own words on this podcast.
Today many of us westerners find ourselves fascinated with these simple cultures, and a few of us really dive into it to reproduce or recreate the primitive lifestyle. In our typical western zeal we get right into it and produce, produce, produce. We work ambitiously to learn each primitive craft, and we produce all kinds of primitive clothing, tools, containers, and art, and just plain stuff. True hunter-gatherer cultures carried all their possessions on their backs, but us modern primitives soon find that we need a pickup truck just to move camp! In our effort to recreate the primitive lifestyle we find that we have ironically missed our mark completely, that we have made many primitive things, but that we have not begun to grasp the true nature of a primitive culture. To truly grasp that essence requires that we let go, and begin to understand the art of doing nothing.
I also discuss some ways to prepare for Christmas and give Christmas gifts even if you are very low on money.
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