Enriched Living
I read an amazing article a dear friend forwarded me.
You can read it here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/opinion/24kristof.html?sudsredirect=true
Reading this article reminds me of the importance of living an enriched life, with less materialistic items and more intangible items. Over the past few years, having downsized from a house, I’ve learn to live with much less. I admit, being an ex-shopaholic, it was difficult to donate as much as I have. It’s nice to think of the positive impact those excess items are having, in the lives of others. Granted my donations have consisted of clothes and shoes, but it’s something.
How much do we truly need in life to live off? There is global starving and if we learn to work cohesively towards a better world we can finally make progress which we are all hungry for.
I have always felt very grateful for all that I have, even though at the present moment it’s not much. I’m a full-time student focused on rebuilding my life. From a young age, I’ve felt compelled to help others by volunteering and helping those that I can.
There are so many people born into poverty and not given the hope, the chance for a better life. If your current situation in life does not allow you to live with less, if possible volunteer your time to a cause that inspires you. Time being the most valuable resource we all lack, volunteering it, becomes a selfless act. Afterwards you will experience the rewarding, “feel good” from volunteering and knowing you were able to positively impact the life of someone else. Hence the experience will be intangible better than anything you could have done or purchased.
What could you live without that would help others?
Beer with fast food.. ???
As Economics teaches us, beer is a recession proof good. Even though beer is an “inferior good” to a “luxury good”, wine for example, the beer industry continues to prosper if anything even more in economic downturns.
On CNBC I read the following article and found it shocking at first, than amusing, than genius! A true capitalist sees an opportunity and goes for it!
Love the quote in the article–
(“The only thing Americans like better than cheap, crappy food is cheap, crappy beer!” quips Luke Livingston, author of Blog About Beer.com.)
As the article states, Burger King & Starbucks will be offering beer at some select locations.
I wonder will adding beer to the selected locations dramatically impact revenue at those locations? The article states, that obtaining liquor licenses is a difficult thing. Nevertheless, I wonder if this will become an epidemic and beer will be available at all fast food spots? As we’ve seen businesses are always copying one another to make sure they are not left in the dust by competitors. Will this than create an even more “lush” society?
This article was interesting on many levels. I really enjoy how the author discusses the fundamental to a strong, thriving business: Staying true to your vision. So many businesses panic, once sales are not ideal and start trying all these new ideas straying from their original core business concept. Rarely do you hear of this working, especially if it was a successful well-known company, such as Starbucks. Will Starbucks survive with the addition of beer?
Link to article: http://www.cnbc.com/id/35101637/
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