“Simplify, Simplify” – Henry David Thoreau
THEN: sandbox
NOW: sanitizers
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THEN: conversation
NOW: American Idol
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THEN: Tag
NOW: Teletubbies
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THEN: Sunshine
NOW: Vitamin D tablets
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THEN: Homework
NOW: www.allfreeessays.com
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THEN: reality
NOW: virtual reality
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THEN: farms
NOW: factories
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THEN: grass-fed
NOW: hormone-fed
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THEN: Books
NOW: e-books
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THEN: soil
NOW: landfill
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THEN: tree-climbing
NOW: corporate climbing
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THEN: Salad
NOW: Snack Size Fruit & Walnut Salad – Apple slices and red grapes [apples, red grapes, calcium ascorbate (a blend of calcium and vitamin C added to maintain natural freshness and color)] Vanilla Lowfat Yogurt [cultured pasteurized Grade A reduced milk fat, sugar, food starch-modified, fructose, whey protein concentrate, corn starch, kosher gelatin, natural (plant source) and artificial flavor, potassium sorbate (added to maintain freshness), artificial color], candied walnuts [walnuts, TBHQ and BHT added as preservatives) sugar, peanut oil, dry honey, salt, wheat starch, maltodextrin, xanthan gum, soy lecithin, natural (plant source) and artificial flavor.]
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THEN: leg warmers
NOW: global warmers
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THEN: Pad of paper
NOW: iPad
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THEN: filling minds
NOW: filling houses
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THEN: off-the-clock
NOW: ’round-the-clock
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THEN: coffee
NOW: double decaf latte with mocha sprinkles
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THEN: green space
NOW: no space
“I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. To put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived” – Henry David Thoreau

February 26th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Very nice – definitely a good reminder of the simple joys of nature! Some of my fondest memories are playing outside, exploring, having adventures, etc. I want my kids to have the same love of nature!
February 26th, 2010 at 2:49 pm
Hey Jess,
As always (in my mind atleast),Henry gets it right
It’s the things that connect with our soul that make us feel “right with the world”…we just need to somehow make that a priority each and every day to live our best lives. Thanks for the reminders!
Judy