Thank you so much for watching this week's video, it's something a little different to our usual boat building vlogs. Has the spring weather been encouraging you to spend more time outdoors in nature? 🌿 J&G xx

@marca5883

Жыл бұрын

The canal is a beautiful place to be at this time of year I've been on the cut since 2010 & never looked back💚🇬🇧🌱

@gowiththeflowartuk8086

Жыл бұрын

Definitely!!

It has been so lovely lately to have my lunch on my back deck because it is so nice out right now! It always feels like a renewal to start spending more time outside when Spring gets here.

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Makes all the difference!!! You're so right, Spring is all about the regrowth all round 🙌

Just watched your latest video. I love the idea of slow living. Being connected to nature. I just watched a short video yesterday about ‘grounding’. Walking out in nature barefoot to ground yourself. I used to run around as a child barefoot out in nature and it always made me feel wonderful. I think we need that now more than ever. You get stuck in the everyday rat race. Slow living is a great way to get away from that. Truly enjoy watching you two. Peace and love from the US.

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Hey Elaine, thank you so much for comment. I'm currently reading The Way Home by Mark Boyle and he talks about deliberately walking barefoot... To feel the ground and be more conscious about how you tread... Thank you for watching :)

anytime someone new i meet says “my pet peeve is slow walkers/ slow drivers”, i immediately cross them off my list of people i can TRULY connect with. i used to be one of those people.

What a lovely vlog by two lovely people. Actualy it's a true and important message. You're lucky to have learned it so young. Be happy 😊

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you!! We feel very lucky to be able to live this way 🙂

Reminds me of the story of the businessman and the fisherman One day a fisherman was lying on a beautiful beach, with his fishing pole propped up in the sand and his solitary line cast out into the sparkling blue surf. He was enjoying the warmth of the afternoon sun and the prospect of catching a fish. About that time, a businessman came walking down the beach, trying to relieve some of the stress of his workday. He noticed the fisherman sitting on the beach and decided to find out why this fisherman was fishing instead of working harder to make a living for himself and his family. “You aren’t going to catch many fish that way,” said the businessman to the fisherman. “You should be working rather than lying on the beach!” The fisherman looked up at the businessman, smiled and replied, “And what will my reward be?” “Well, you can get bigger nets and catch more fish!” was the businessman’s answer. “And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman, still smiling. The businessman replied, “You will make money and you’ll be able to buy a boat, which will then result in larger catches of fish!” “And then what will my reward be?” asked the fisherman again. The businessman was beginning to get a little irritated with the fisherman’s questions. “You can buy a bigger boat, and hire some people to work for you!” he said. “And then what will my reward be?” repeated the fisherman. The businessman was getting angry. “Don’t you understand? You can build up a fleet of fishing boats, sail all over the world, and let all your employees catch fish for you!” Once again the fisherman asked, “And then what will my reward be?” The businessman was red with rage and shouted at the fisherman, “Don’t you understand that you can become so rich that you will never have to work for your living again! You can spend all the rest of your days sitting on this beach, looking at the sunset. You won’t have a care in the world!” The fisherman, still smiling, looked up and said, “And what do you think I’m doing right now?”

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Love this!! Haven't heard this tale before, so true ✨

What a lovely description of a consciously lived life....thanks!

Lovely video and message. I do so understand what your saying, I hate my job and just before I start my 2/10 shift I love to take my dog for a walk through the woods down to the seashore it's so relaxing to hear the birds and listen to the wind and the sound of the sea. Your right slow living. Slow living maybe poorer financially but much, much more richer in other ways. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts.

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

That's a great way of getting the day off to a good start and in the right mindframe! Nothing beats the tranquility of the seaside, listening to water is such a tonic. Thank you for sharing ✨

Lovely little video:) . We're on the K&A, living at a slower more simple pace too, it feels like the most natural way to live at the moment... definitely poorer in money, but richer in happiness and contentment. Love & peace xx.

Calm & inspirational as usual, thank you for being you .❤

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Thank youuu✨

Lovely vlog, you have got the balance right. ❤ If only we all connected with nature, this world would be so much better. ❤

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Sheila ✨ it's a shame it's not just common place!

You are so right. There is so much out there to enjoy at a different pace. When it came time to cease working I moved a continent away, from the non stop stress of Johnanesburg to the greater tranquility of northern Thailand. Learning to speak another language, badly, savouring different foods, being able to walk in temples in the city and full on nature only minutes away from home have so greatly contributed to a much better quality of life. Watching your vlogs is always a tonic and I thank you for the wisdom and joy that they contain.

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lovely comment. Your way of life sounds beautiful - pleased you found it ⭐

We’re building a homestead on 2.5acres to try and live more intentionally from the land, and teach our children too as well. It’s lovely to see you foraging for so much - being in the middle of a crop farming area here in Australia there isn’t much to forage as most of the area is regularly sprayed with pesticides. We’re hoping to change that in our little pocket by setting up a permaculture food forest to encourage biodiversity and provide for our family. If we all do our bit to slow down and provide for ourselves away from the supermarkets we’ll all be richer for it in other ways.

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

What you're doing sounds incredible - such a lovely way to bring children up too. All the best with setting up your own permaculture food forest - that sounds amazing. Are you going to document your journey? Something we'd love to watch and be inspired by ✨ Our dream is to be self-sufficient one day!

Lovely lovely lovely! xx

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

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Thanks for this lovely video. We’re on the process of downsizing and moving house and this was a great reminder of why we’re doing this. To have more time and energy and funds to do what we love doing…being outside, walking, having adventures in our campervan…❤

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

That's really lovely, thank you. Good luck with the move - and the next stage of adventures ❤

Thank you for inspiring me to work harder!

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Amazing!! Thank you ✨

Great video. Love it. You two are inspirational and have definitely encouraged me to be more mindful. I love to spend time outdoors, and a sunny evening is just wonderful. Good to see you enjoying some time off.

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! Oh that's lovely, really can't beat spending time outside - the sunshine definitely helps 😅

Slow living vs hustle Culture is a better way of saying it. It's definitely not "simple". In hustle culture, people do, maybe, six different things. They repeat the same six things day after day. On their days off they spend the time "relaxing", like they do between supper and bed. Slow living is a life of constant learning, experiments, and new experiences. One needs to have skills in a multitude of things.

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

That's a good way of putting it... a constant way of life 🙌

I think I needed this today. I've been off work sick for a while and am struggling. Realised I've not been outside my front door in over week and it's making me feel a lot worse. Going to drag myself outside later.

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Oh sorry to read this - I hope you've been able to get outside today. The fresh air, wind and greenery can work wonders ✨ Gabby x

Love your attitude to life and really enjoy the videos and reels. Just wish you would use a larger font for us oldies! 😂

@nopenope6286

Жыл бұрын

I understand 😅😅 I also like bold print in books.💜

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Ah sorry about that!! But thank you 🙂

A very inspiring vlog - thank you 💖

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, that means a lot ✨

Lovely vlog- music- very nice, and fitting “ thank- you” best wishes, Peter. NB Bluebelle

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter🙌

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can i say when foraging ,beware of anything that animals might urinate on ,

What a beautiful video :)

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

Thank you ✨

Lovey video but please consider on KZread and especially your Instagram reels that the size of text is very difficult to read most times. I’m on 49 but can’t read the size of font you use and it’s very frustrating. All the best.

@sianchatfield3052

Жыл бұрын

This!!!! I struggle to read it too!

@thistinylife

Жыл бұрын

AH sorry Sean!!

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