COMMON GROUND

Helen and James’ lessons for life

“The modern world tells us constantly to look for affirmation: please love me, please think what I’m doing is good. It’s not healthy. What we need is our own internal sense of affirmation. Am I doing the right thing today? If I am, it doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks.” (James) “I have learned to let things go – I prioritise sitting in a chair and reading, even if there’s a heap of washing upstairs that’s been ignored for three days. It will get done eventually.” (Helen) “People shouldn’t care about the future of farming because of token individuals like us. They should care because farming is at the core of what human society needs: food, good health, clean water, nature, beauty.” (James)…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 2025

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