September is here and my favourite season is just around the corner. Along with a summary of my writing activity last month, my August 2025 blog roundup has terrific posts on what we can learn about simple living from a camping trip, letting go of anger and bitterness, and not letting the world fill our time.

Happy reading!

What I wrote in August

In case you missed any of them, here are the new posts I published in August here on Boomer Eco Crusader.

• The Sunday Spark – Taking AI creepiness to a whole new level
• Indigenous-led green energy projects offer hope – A Climate Change Collective post
• The Sunday Spark – Why is The Rainbow Fish so controversial?
• The Sunday Spark – Knowing when to walk away
• My favourite summer reads on the road to 1,000 books
• The Sunday Spark – If there’s no afterlife, how would you live?
• Celebrating 3 years of climate change awareness and environmental education – A Climate Change Collective post
• The Sunday Spark –  Let’s keep things in perspective

Plus, I refreshed and republished these posts.

• What happy surprises will you find on Serendipity Day?
• Choose the right influencers for your life

And on my retirement coaching site Second Life Vision, I published How menopause could derail your retirement.

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Cool things I read in August

Since publishing my first monthly roundup at the end of 2020, it has been an honour to introduce you to some of my favourite bloggers. I started the roundup to say thank you to the blogging community and bring attention to talented writers who create inspiring and informative content.

Here are 3 pieces that captured my attention in August.

Camping with almost nothing and realizing it’s enough – A Sustainably Simple Life

In this terrific post, Krista shares learnings from her family’s camping trip on Vancouver Island’s beautiful Sunshine Coast. And she provides some excellent tips to kickstart your decluttering efforts. It inspired me to try something new. More to come!

While camping with very minimal possessions, I was clearly feeling how much time I had reclaimed from usual household chores, many of those tasks related to management of ‘stuff’.

Camping with almost nothing and realizing it’s enough – A Sustainably Simple Life

Endings and Beginnings – Waking Up on the Wrong Side of 50

In this post, LA provides an important reminder of the burden anger and bitterness places on us. It’s best just to let it go.

We talk of closure, but isn’t this what closure amounts to: just accepting that what passed has passed, and that we all do things we regret along with the good and the great things, but at the end of the day, how much hurt do we want to carry on with us?

Endings and Beginnings – Waking Up on the Wrong Side of 50

The World Will Fill Your Time – Retired and Now What

September is an opportunity to refocus on your goals. This terrific post from Caroline is a reminder that we need to be intentional on how we spend our days.

This is MY time on earth that the world is filling for me! While it’s true that none of us have control over how much time we get, by drifting through my days, I’m giving up a valuable resource.

The World Will Fill Your Time – Retired and Now What

Thanks for dropping by to check out my August 2025 blog roundup. I’m always looking for great content. If you read anything inspiring in August, drop me a link in the comment box below.