More About Natural Living

   Since natural living is the basic premise of this blog, I wanted to write a bit more a

The Creek 

bout the concept and also give some basic principles that I feel relate to living a more natural life. Certainly it can mean different things to different people, so take what you can from this research and incorporate things into your own life as you see fit.

   About 15 years ago, I read a book about a woman whose marriage was ending. In the process, she moved into a summer cottage the couple owned and lived on her own for awhile until the divorce was finalized. her life became a process of coming to terms with her current life situation, but also how to survive on her own. She became aware of the tides, the seasons, cycles of the moon, and began to actually live according to those cycles and patterns in order to harvest clams at low tide, catch fish at the full moon, pick berries in summer as they became ripe, and in doing so she began to live a life ordered more by natural cycles rather than the tradition 9-5 life in an industrial society.

The Woods

   It really caught me because when my sister and my brothers and I were growing up, we did the same thing in our summers at the East End of Long Island in New York - clamming, fishing, picking berries, collecting rocks for our rock wall - which still stands today. The beach, the creek, the woods, the fields, were all our playground.

   So although we can't necessarily leave our current lives or jobs to go rough it in a cottage by the sea, we can be more aware of seasons, cycles and things in nature and how they affect us and use products that are more natural, foods that are organic if possible and not prepackaged or full of artificial dyes and colorings.

   Then again it is for each person to decide what might work for them, so this blog simply seeks to inform and educate, and to share experiences that might be helpful to others.

   My 3 basic principles are:

1. Achieving balances

2. Everything in moderation

3. Learning to go with the flow

   There is so much more to say in upcoming articles and stories. But next I will look at how the season of winter can affect us and to incorporate some of this information to assist us in our daily lives.

   Do remember never to stop seeing your own healthcare professional at any time - always seek medical advice and care from a licensed doctor or hospital.

   The information presented on this blog is for your information and to enlighten and inspire!

   So I hope you will enjoy.

Maery

Our Little House