Annual Buy Nothing Day
Friday November 25th 2005, 11:25 am
Filed under: notes
Filed under: notes
It’s Annual Buy Nothing Day, November 25, 2005.
Never heard of it?
You’re not alone.
Resist the frenzy. Take a deep breath and hug your family instead. They can’t be bought, but few advertisers will ever tell you that.
This is a prime example of how spirituality and the workplace intersect. Money from work can be channelled (or saved!) rather than spent for the sake of spending or in an attempt to feel accepted, loved, or fulfilled.
Nothing wrong with buying a gift–just do it in a mindful fashion.
Buy Nothing Day
I don’t actually do much Christmas shopping, if any. I certainly don’t shop on this day anymore. We typically do charitable donations for gifts.
The heifer project is a favorite of ours:
http://www.heifer.org/
Comment by Myfanwy Collins 11.25.05 @ 4:16 pmBecause who doesn’t need a heifer!
Comment by Stephanie 11.25.05 @ 5:03 pmI bought nothing because I couldn’t afford it. Yet I am still happy I did not go out in the crowds. I am also grateful that I am no longer in retail because my brother had to work at 6am.
Blessings, blessings, many blessings. And leftover stuffing.
H
Comment by Anonymous 11.26.05 @ 9:13 amTrust me, not being able to afford it did not stop most people from shopping.
I didn’t know you had a brother, H.
Comment by Stephanie 11.26.05 @ 9:18 amI never go shopping the day after Thanksgiving.
Comment by katrina 11.26.05 @ 10:33 am