Slow Living | The Basics

[@tanyafleming404]

Just the other day I was feeling so happy, many old memories from the past coming back to me. It's winter where I live and I've popped two extra blankets on my bed, one I got as a 21st gift from my grandparents and the other a blanket I crocheted when I was 20yrs old, I'm close to sixty now and still enjoying them. I couldn't buy the memories and happiness that these blankets give me in the shops in town. Love to you and Molly. P.s the clouds looked spectacular as you were driving along 💙

[@lenepedersen5506]

Yes, it's great to have memories with a story. I still have the first little sweater my mother knitted to me and it means more to me than stuff I can buy

[@primalengland]

‘I couldn’t buy the memories and happiness’. That there sums it up. Love it. ❤️

[@aegelsthrep]

'I thought I'd step back and just chill.' Exactly.

[@6lu5ky86]

I'm practicing this philosophy at work, in a manner that yields better results than frantically and excessively trying to get everything done so fast that I end up making more mistakes that I then have to use more time to sort. Pumping the brakes.

[@SIERRATREES]

Wonderful Nigel. I feel lousy if I buy something then realize I dont need it. I just want to kick myself. Having no debt, and a bit of a cushion, is a gift that keeps on giving in terms of peace of mind. I have friends who tell me you need to travel here, travel there and I realize, no I dont, Ive got so much around me I can do for free.

[@marylynch951]

Well said Sierra And I agree

[@ellenyoung9223]

So true.

[@primalengland]

We think so alike that it is scary 😊

[@KrisCheyne]

Same!❤

[@primalengland]

@@Dottiedolly52 I know, but we all fall by the wayside occasionally. I know I do. We are but humans. ❤️

[@lenepedersen5506]

Molly is just so sweet ❤ I don't buy much but of course I have a passion: drawing stuff and it's ok to have that in a simple, slow life as a good sketchbook last long and a new pen now and then doesn't ruin me - slow life is about doing things at it's right pace and you can buy stuff that makes you happy. A good day to you and Molly 🐈‍⬛🙋‍♀️

[@primalengland]

Many of us go through life thinking. ‘If it cost more it must be better.’ As the old saying goes. ‘The best things in life are free.’

[@lenepedersen5506]

@@primalengland well, I'm very good at bargain and sale hunting 😃

[@dianajones8837]

You're always worth listening to and you've hit the nail on the head - as usual. Thanks.

[@primalengland]

Thank you, Diana. ❤️

[@chaatman5754]

You're bang on about food. One of the very best things I've ever done for my wallet and health is start intermittent fasting. It is the single most beneficial thing you can do for your health. And it fits in very well with slow living, they complement each other so well as I spend less, eat less, shop less, and REALLY enjoy my one meal a day.

[@primalengland]

Because of rather destructive cancer, I began fasting one day a week to give my body a break. I have a day of digestive rest and detox. My fasting day is also the day I sleep best.

[@chaatman5754]

@primalengland you're doing yourself a lot of good by fasting. When the body isn't using up energy to digest food, it's used elsewhere to clean up dead cells, improve the immune system, and beating off disease and cancer. I wish you well 👍

[@janeycooper940]

Morning Nigel & Molly , peace and love to you too ❤

[@primalengland]

Thank you. ❤️

[@thissideupthatsidedown]

Thanks for the video. Individuals should define what a luxury is to them. My luxury is getting supplies for my hobbies. Which in turn gives me endless hours of enjoyment. I've lived below my means for a long time now which affords me the "luxury" of being able to afford getting hobby supplies I need every now and then.

[@krissy2321]

Hi Nigel and Molly👋 Great chat and good points to be reminded of. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

[@primalengland]

Thank you. ❤️

[@cynthiapate9138]

I love the expressions on Molly’s face at the beginning!! She is so precious!! Have a nice day everyone!!

[@primalengland]

I could watch that over and over. When her ears pop I can’t help but smile. 😊

[@m.c.3541]

Motto for the day: Let's not let it bother us. I love that. Molly is adorable. Thanks for the basics - been watching for a while, but I needed this today. Peace and Love. M

[@primalengland]

Thanks, and peace and love right back at you. 😊

[@Tanglewood78]

I have just discovered your channel, while going threw a difficult time in life, i.e family illness, minor debt etc. wat a releif to hear u speak about getting back to basics.Great channel, keep up the good work.

[@primalengland]

Thank you so much. I’m glad you’re enjoying our channel. 😊

[@happymtngal9874]

While I did enjoy my welcome sit alongside you and Molly as well as the opportunity to be still, I want you to know that I also enjoy our simple walks and thoughtful chats. Peace and Love 🙏🏻❤

[@primalengland]

Thank you so much. Your feedback really is important. ❤️

[@barbwonderwander8559]

At 65 years my spouse started work on knitting her first creation. I wonder if she knows her spirit is on to slow living. Peace and love😇

[@primalengland]

She’s in the matrix, now. You just have to go with the flow. 😊

[@doctork1708]

I love your “complicated” and in-depth videos, please keep them coming. People today just want simplistic answers for everything. YES, spend simpler!

[@primalengland]

Thanks. I don’t tend to get critical feedback, even though I get plenty of comments. I just think my subscribers are all nice people.

[@hugstreesnswims]

Ah, it’s a good idea to pause, think and get back to basics now and then, it’s so easy to get pulled off track 👍 Coffee beans have been ground, I’m enjoying a quiet cuppa while bread is rising, watching the Summer rain teeing down outside (again!) and chuckling at my dog running a marathon in his sleep 😂 Love this video, thanks Nigel. Happy slow Sunday one and all xx

[@primalengland]

Thank you. Your comment mirrors my own feelings so we’ll. 😊

[@claymccleery9451]

Sweet Molly. ❤❤❤

[@STEPHENANDERSON-z3l]

Glad to have found your channel, inspirational. I am selling up ,and sticking 2 fingers up to the nightmare rat race ASAP.

[@primalengland]

It works for some, but not for others. I think you just know, don’t you. 👍

[@dianegowland5866]

I look forward to seeing you and molly its so relaxing to watch you x peace and love 💚🦋🐈‍⬛🌳💚

[@primalengland]

Thank you so much, Diane. ❤️

[@dianegowland5866]

❤ ​@@primalengland

[@FrugalMrB]

I used to own a couple of camera shops, and I'd often talk people out of buying something because they just didn't need it!

[@primalengland]

That is perfect. I think that attitude comes when someone truly wants to encourage and impart knowledge of something they love. It’s just honesty, and sometimes that’s in short supply.

[@violetsinspring5863]

That Molly is adorable! Nigel, I like what you said about temptations in getting things “that you didn’t know or think you needed”! So true! Thanks for the video🍃🌼💕

[@primalengland]

Marketing is so clever. 😊

[@Anita-rq9ev]

Great topic Nigel. I don't live minimalistic, but all the things I buy is what I really use. Of course, there was a time I did spend money on things and I regretted it. I think we all fall into a trap: 50 % sale, oh I must buy it, although I don't need it, but I saved 50%. No, you just wasted 50% 😉. Being content or happy has nothing to do with material stuff, it's our surroundings and comes from within. Take care 🖐

[@primalengland]

Very true, Anita. ❤️

[@MollyDaniels-nu6lx]

Looks like Molly has got chilling down to a fine art. We could all learn a lesson from her. Simple needs, simple pleasures and contentment with a simple life. She’s a good role model 😊

[@primalengland]

Her ‘chill’ rubs off on me. 😊🐶

[@Su-ri5ob]

After 20 years of not having a car I have decided to buy a small, second hand car. I want to take my little dog out and about and by public transport it's incredibly difficult (a 10 mile journey was a 5 hour round trip!). I'm also getting a second rescue dog, so I don't think I am doing very well spending less.

[@primalengland]

You just overturned your own argument. 😁 Getting a car as an alternative to spending all day on public transport is just common sense, and if you do as few miles as me, you probably won’t spend much more than you do now. As for getting a rescue, Molly is a rescue and I think that is the best thing anyone can do. 😊

[@paulathefairy676]

Just found you! What a great video, I’ve been practising slow loving for a while, reducing my spending is amazing 😊 thanks for sharing your thoughts 👍🏻

[@primalengland]

Thank you so much. 😊

[@cherryblossom6087]

Thank you Nigel and Molly🐶 Always a joy wrapped in some very sound advice👌 btw so glad you got your tooth sorted🙌 Enjoy your day🙏💖

[@primalengland]

Thank you so much.😊❤️

[@lindacleveland1289]

I know what you mean Nigel, about consumerism rearing it’s ugly head , I have mostly tried to live a frugal life ( out of necessity) but occasionally when I buy something I just fancy and not actually need I’m often disappointed with it and it hasn’t risen to expectations 🥴

[@primalengland]

I think that is a trap we all fall into. I do it, but so infrequently that I don’t beat myself up about it. After all, we’re only human. 😊

[@ellenyoung9223]

Oh look how cute Molly is! How sweet. I agree about the money, especially now that the internet makes it so easy to spend at the push of a button.

[@primalengland]

Molly certainly is the cutest. She’s asleep on my legs at the moment. I have pins and needles, but what the hey! I love her so much. ❤️😊

[@ellenyoung9223]

@@primalengland I feel the same about my little dog 💕

[@primalengland]

@@ellenyoung9223 ❤️

[@Therese100109]

Your videos always lift my day, complicated or simple! 🥰I learned from another channel the idea of having low spend or no spend months (meaning after the mandatory stuff like rent, etc.), and as I've done some of these, I've really fallen in love with it - during a low or no spend month, I feel so amazingly peaceful and contented. It really does me a lot of good to just ditch the anxiety of negotiating my mind through the stores for a few weeks. Plus I come up with really good meals through trying to use up what I have.

[@primalengland]

I think you put it perfectly. I feel so much less stress in a spend less lifestyle. Spending on enjoyment brings its own stresses. Balancing finances is probably the most stressful part of most people’s lives. Having less outgoings = having less stress.

[@rossboyd6622]

Thanks again, Nigel. I find your videos very encouraging and a great reminder to step back.

[@primalengland]

Thank you.

[@DeborahPinder-f5t]

Enjoyed your musings Nigel, love your posts either way, simple and slow or deep and meaningful, blessings to you and gorgeous Miss Molly 🥰

[@primalengland]

Thank you so much. ❤️

[@John75Mulhern]

I keep thinking of the line in "Last Of The Summer Wine" when Howard walks into Cleggy's house and Cleggy says, "Embrace boredom Howard, give boredom a chance" 🙂

[@primalengland]

But Howard and Cleggy were from West Yorkshire. I hold no animus for that. Some might, I don’t. Never had a days boredom in my life, but then, I’m a Lancastrian. 😊 I remember an episode where these two and Compo were sitting on a bench overlooking the village just chewing the fat. Looked perfect to me.

[@John75Mulhern]

​@@primalengland I think Clegg was trying to stop Howard from coming into his house so often...get him to slow down a bit in a funny way. I love that show 🙂

[@primalengland]

@@John75Mulhern Last of the Summer Wine was a genius bit of writing. Everyone who watched it could relate to the characters as the older members of their own families. A gentle wisdom that only comes with years and experience. The casting was brilliant, too.

[@HillfortLady]

Always happy to see a new video and love to hear all the topics, both basic and "complicated" ones. It's like I finally get to experience having a wise grandfather to listen to. Now, it's time to step back and chill. Peace and love!

[@primalengland]

And peace and love to you, too. ❤️

[@hazelsanderson9200]

Thank you for posting these lovely walking videos - my shoulders drop and my breathing slows down when I watch them. Keep it going!

[@primalengland]

Thank you so much, Hazel. ❤️

[@marylynch951]

Hi Nigel and Molly God bless you both ❤❤

[@primalengland]

Thank you Mary. ❤️

[@marianfrances4959]

Hello Nigel...and sweet Molly! I'm one who resonates with your "deep dives". I also love the lighter topics and do enjoy your humor. 👍😎🇨🇦✌🙃

[@primalengland]

Thank you, Marian. To tell you the truth, I really enjoy making the more in depth videos. I just didn’t want to spam people with my opinions. A few people have said they enjoy my deep dives, which gives me the go ahead to carry on rambling and wittering on. 😊

[@jonathancarpenter5621]

I love your videos uncle Nigel!

[@primalengland]

Ha! Thank you. That’s funny because I used to have a very popular podcast called ‘Uncle Arthur’s B*****ks’ which was incredibly rude, but incredibly funny, or so I’m told.

[@jonathancarpenter5621]

I used to watch a kids cartoon growing up called courage the cowardly dog. There's an episode with a Scottish criminal who called courage Nigel and Eustace uncle twinkle toes 😂

[@primalengland]

@@jonathancarpenter5621 😂 That’s Brilliant. I used to hate my name, but now I just like that people expect a certain type…… and I’m certainly not that! I’m extremely Anglo Saxon! 😁

[@childlikejoy]

I can't eat sugar, hyper-sensitive to it, but wow, so much of life wants me to buy it! So much temptation! But oh, let me tell you, each time I turn them down, SUPER MORAL BOOSTER!! Life is to enjoy, not to just go from one high to another. Loved this video, perfect!

[@primalengland]

😂😂 Love that! That moral booster. That smug feeling.😂 Been there!

[@VincePirrone]

Nigel, go ahead & tell the Truth! To Be Honest, it’s refreshing! Say hello to Molly for me! I really enjoy you’re video’s! Keep moving forward & Thank You for Being a Blessing to Us All.❤😊

[@primalengland]

😂 Thank you, Vince.

[@pamelawalton1255]

I like thinking and exploring things more in depth it challenges my pre conceptions as I age the more open to I am to knowing that I know nowt really when I was younger I was so sure of my beliefs and convictions now less so, my fav frugal hobby is a pen and paper can't imagine life without them whether thats writing out a list to do or plans for the future, my simple slow lifestyle was out of necessity financially initially, the need to look at what was important and what was just noise and distraction. As for the egg barm I'd have it with brown sauce😊

[@primalengland]

I like brown sauce on bacon. That’s why I’m in such a quandary when I have bacon and egg. 😊 I’m just out recording my next video about information overload. Some of your points mirror what I’m talking about in that.

[@pamelawalton1255]

@@primalengland is half and half a thing not so simple now is it?

[@judythorsgaard4388]

Happy Bithday Nigel! If I misunderstood, well, happy birthday whenever it is. ☺ I really enjoy your channel. ❤

[@primalengland]

Thank you Judy. It was my birthday a week or so ago. I don’t celebrate birthdays, but I thought I could use my 70th to beat people over the head and say. ‘Look at me… I’m old. If I can do it, you can.’ 😁 Thank you for enjoying our channel. ❤️

[@Ana-jf1ch]

Lovely Molly, thank you for this wonderful video.

[@primalengland]

Thank you from both of us. ❤️

[@6lu5ky86]

I also live in the countryside and I drive at a pleasant rate, by the time I have commuted to the city for work I find myself around folks driving at break neck speeds and cutting each other off. This angers me so much that I get stressed, I have to take a deep breath and continue to pace myself. Consumerism is really dragging us down as a society. I try to spend ,y money on things that bring joy but they tend to be hobbies that take a slow approach, such as scale model building that takes a long time. More rewarding.

[@primalengland]

I think that just cutting down on consumerism, and clearing out all the excess ‘stuff’ in your life has a huge impact on your peace of mind and your overall health. 😊

[@kevinthorpe1107]

I would start by changing the ready oats to whole.😂

[@primalengland]

I don’t eat oats. I can’t eat anything with more than a tiny level of fibre. I only got those last week when I had toothache. I must have been desperate. I don’t even like porridge. I ended up making flapjacks for my grand kids. One good thing is, I’m now the world’s finest custard maker.

[@100Noddy]

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[@anenglishlife7210]

Been doing slow living for 5 years now...I couldn't live any other way...my health dictates I live this way.

[@primalengland]

I’m in the same boat. Although I’ve lived this lifestyle for many years, the last few have dictated the pace. Chronic heart failure and cancer sure put a cramp in your Olympic aspirations. 😊

[@dawncooper1975]

Aww molly is so sweet bless 🐾❤ hope youre both keep well xx

[@primalengland]

We’re both doing very well, Dawn, and hope you are. Just getting ready for our last walk, then bed. ❤️

[@dawncooper1975]

Pleased to hear that Nigel. Yes I'm doing OK thank you. Loving your videos. Take care xx

[@RainbowLane]

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[@primalengland]

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[@Razdanvinodk]

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[@primalengland]

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[@lotte5173]

Can you talk about the "flip"? Whats that flip and what does it mean to you? Have a good day, you and Molly. Love from the Netherlands.

[@primalengland]

I think the flip, comes originally from the B side of vinyl records. ‘The flip side.’ I just see it as a nice way of saying. “Now we all part company to go our own ways, and I will see you when our paths cross again.” 😊

[@lotte5173]

@@primalengland Oh....now I understand. But the B-side of a vinyl record was often a bummer. I like to see the " flip"....as Heaven. Thats not a bummer in any way. And YES....I would love to see our paths cross at that flip. The "flip " .......whatever it means to us......I love it!

[@LS56788]

@@primalengland​​⁠ There’s also a very weird and interesting book called The Flip by Jeffrey J Kripal. Maybe this flip you speak of is some secret world… you just didn’t know it yet 👻

[@primalengland]

@@LS56788 I’m quite happy to explore any alternative world. 😊👍

[@ChrisJohnson-pd4hh]

"All is good with the world." Except it isn't is it.

[@primalengland]

When I record, I’m just riffing. I don’t even know what I’m going to talk about until I turn the mic on. I just ramble, and all my videos are packed with factual and grammatical errors, and statements that can be interpreted many different ways. I’m aware enough to know everything is not good with the world, but my whole channel is about being as at peace with yourself as possible. Perhaps I should have said. “All is good with my world.” 👍😊

[@karen-np8zn]

so, today i had to make a really important call to my mortgage provider, I couldn't find my charger, i couldn't find my account number, i got into a big huge panic chest pains, shakey hands the works. I happened to see this video on the utube feed, had a listen. Now am just having a coffee and looking at my garden, wondering where my cat is (he is out all the time in the summer). the tsb can wait, i can wait, nothing is going to happen today. Now then where is my bloody cat.................

[@primalengland]

Absolutely. You will approach the problem with a clear mind, and all will be well. 😊

[@karen-np8zn]

am not doing any cleaning either am going to potter about and getting a book and am gonna sit in the garden, so there world what are you going to do about it 😌

[@primalengland]

There’s nothing it can do. You go right ahead. 😊

[@mariaetheridge8343]

Nigel, you are a jewel - thank you. There is one thing that worries me and perhaps it's wrong to raise it here... but, what's going on with your nose? I'm truly concerned that you are without a hat, shading your face. OK - just a very old woman saying what's in her heart. Peace and love. ✌

[@primalengland]

Ha! It’s covered in factor 50. I have discoid lupus. It’s an illness where your immune system attacks itself. I have it on my right cheek too. There is nothing that can be done. It’s spreads very slowly. Just itches like mad. It is a reaction to sunlight. I have spent all my life working outside, here and all over the world. It’s just dry skin that sometimes looks worse than at other times. I’m conscious of it, but there’s nothing I can do, so I don’t let it bother me. 😊

[@mariaetheridge8343]

@@primalengland Thank you, Nigel - all explained. Peace and love.