See also : Living from Light pt.2
Living Lightly operates on many different levels. The name conjures up two meanings. Firstly it means living lightly on the Earth with care and respect for the planet and for nature. Secondly it means living from light, approaching life from a spiritual perspective. These two meanings represent the balance between our humanity and our spirituality and a different way of living.
As life becomes increasingly materialistic there is a group of people who seek a different way. Individually they seek a happier more fulfilling existence based on common understanding sharing and mutual love and respect. They share a common feeling that there is a better way. In a society that seeks immediate self gratification it seems that something has been lost and these individuals seek to find it again within themselves.
This newsletter is for those who seek a different way. It represents an holistic approach to life, incorporating mind, body and spirit. It does not imply or follow any particular path and is open to all who journey to find a better way of living lightly. It is open to all beliefs, religions and cultures.
The idea is, through the newsletter and workshops, to create an invisible web of light, connecting people in the local area who are seeking an alternative way. The web of light will provide support, sustenance and inspiration. Living Lightly should be a source of light, a connection and a meeting place. Through mutual support the web will grow stronger and brighter and expand to others.
Living lightly is spirituality in daily life, the practical application of spirituality. There a broad spectrum of views about what spirituality is, but it can be considered to be the expression of a quality within us. That quality is one of wholeness and completeness, a feeling of perfection and a sense of being part of something greater. This is not to deny that there is a human side to us too which operates from a sense of individuality and separateness. The journey is a search to discover and know both sides of ourselves and be able to choose from which perspective we want to operate.
Practical spirituality is the discovery of these two sides to ourselves and the application of this knowledge. The spiritual journey is about knowing your light and living it.
Living lightly is also living our life with respect for the planet and the natural world. It is recognising that the world provides everything we need and valuing that. It is seeing the beauty in the simplicity of our surroundings.
This newsletter is yours, it should reflect what you want and need. The best way to make that happen is to feedback, contribute and distribute.
Someone has let me know that there is another magazine called living lightly, apologies to them for adopting the same name. Their website contains the following quotation which is a lovely description of what we are all about.
Living lightly upon the earth
And not taking ourselves too seriously
Living our lives with elegant simplicity
Acknowledging and liberating beauty
Letting go of unnecessary baggage
Revealing the spirit that infuses all things
Taken from
http://www.positivenews.org.uk/
by Tony Morton