As I experiment with the various green improvements to my lifestyle I like to read a few types of books (besides my usual perusal of the internet, which I can say sometimes gets a little overwhelming!) At first I stuck to the nitty gritty informational kind that included cleaning product recipes, organic gardening and self-sufficiency/homesteading advice. Most of these are great, but I feel the gap between my current life and the fruitful organic garden and chemical-free environment. I needed to uncover my own motivations toward change in hopes of discovering how to attain my green-life goals. Recently I have begun to read books that focus more on the intellectual and spiritual reasons for choosing a green. This month’s book is Twelve By Twelve: A One-Room Cabin Off the Grid & Beyond the American Dream by William Powers. So far it is a deeply emotional and spiritual look at why one person chose and why another person may choose to pursue a extremely simplified and in turn, greener life. Once I am finished a final review will be posted under my Inspirations and Resources page. Until then I will share the tid bits that speak to me most.
Finally, the word “green.” For my purposes and the purposes of many a blog and book, green is not only meant to be understood as the desired color of a perfect world, but in a much larger sense as a way of harmonious and clean life. I struggle with the use of “green” as the descriptor. It has become short-hand for a multitude of thoughts and philosophies and I often feel that the intricate and awesome connections amongst them is lost in order for this movement to stay “catchy.” In an upcoming post I want to explore these connections and hopefully find a new way of describing my work-it may even mean changing the name of this blog!!
Adventures in Green from the Emerald City 
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