Thursday, April 17, 2008

Do I have a label?

For a minute I was worried I might have been pegged. USA today has an article here about the newest generational label- Scuppies (socially concious upwardly-mobile people). I do consider myself socially concious- aware of how my actions and habits affect others. But, then I realized- I would rather categorize myself as downwardly mobile- ala Matthew Sleeth's Downscaled Life. I've no aspirations to make more money, increase my social standing or work to impress others. Instead I'd prefer to add quality to my life- simplify, get rid of 'stuff' and try to impart in my kids a real appreciation for the sanctity and holiness of living with less. So, if we're doing acronyms, that would make me a scd-or sciddie - hmm, sounds like a small skin mite. Maybe I'll just stick with Smitty. Close enough.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi, my name is Dustin and I work with a Christian environmental organization called Christians in Conservation: A Rocha USA. I noticed that you mentioned Dr. Matthew Sleeth in your post, and I thought that you might like to know that our organization sponsors him as a "creation care evangelist." We would love for you to check us out at our website, en.arocha.org/usa.