Over the years of pursuing minimalism and interacting with simple living advocates, I have come to recognize the simplicity/minimalism niche to be among the most friendly, encouraging, and helpful around. There is a genuine understanding that any promotion of simplicity is good for society—and there is little concern about who gets the credit for it.
It is a pleasure to be part of such a wonderful group of people. I enjoy the opportunity to promote writing that encourages people to live more life by owning less stuff. So please, fix yourself a nice warm cup of coffee. Find a quiet moment. And enjoy some encouraging words about finding more simplicity in your life today.
The Little Book of Contentment | Zen Habits by Leo Babauta. The Little Book of Contentment: A guide to becoming happy with life & who you are, while getting things done.
Your Definitive Summer Slow Down Guide | Be More With Less by Courtney Carver. To enjoy the beauty of summer, slow down.
Err on the Side of Generosity | The Unitive by Joshua Becker. Each month, I post faith-based content at the Unitive. My latest post focuses on the spiritual benefits of choosing generosity. I hope it challenges you to give more away.
The Why and How of Effective Altruism | TED by Peter Singer. Make the biggest impact with whatever you can share.
His Simpler Life | The Times of India by Shrabonti Bagchi. ”If you think about it, almost everything is an acquired need.”
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I really look forward to these posts and discovering others who are writing about simplicity that I may not stumble onto on my own. Thank you!
Walden
St. Francis of Assisi
Like Katy mentioned, I appreciate your roundups of great content!
Hi, just want to say I really appreciate your weekends reads. Thank you for that.
I started my saturday morning with your posts, loved them so much! Currently reading the little book of contentment (I even took the liberty to design a cover for it, just for the fun of it: http://pinterest.com/pin/273593746085408157/)
And His Simpler life… amazing, a CEO that gave away all his suits and formal clothing, and right he is! Even made me think to donate some of my formal gear that I dislike to wear, there is a organization here that collects ‘work’ cloths to help people who are in need of a new job but don’t have the money to buy suitable clothing.
Thanks for loads and loads of inspiration!
That last article was wonderful. Thank you for sharing it.
Liked the post – Err on the side of generosity. Thanks for the post. Benefits of generosity are really an eye-opener. But why are generous people so rare?
Thanks for the links – I always enjoy Babauta’s minimalist writing as well as yours, but I haven’t been to the unitive – looking forward to reading!
I’m a late arrival. I have over the past few months been reading through your archive from beginning to end after stumbling on you and your site through another blog. I have such an appreciation for all you write here- we are a young family with 3kids ages 4 and under and live in a1200 sq ft,3 bedroom house. We got rid of probably 1/4 of what we owned before moving provinces a year and a half ago but like so many say there is always ongoing maintenance and we have yet to reach our personal ‘sweet spot’. I always appreciate the encouragement to live simply that you offer here.
Today I especially enjoyed the Summer Slow Down Guide! With 3 young kids it is easy to feel like you are always ‘on’ so I appreciated the reminder to stop and smell the roses…
Blessings!