There are many wonderful people pursuing and promoting simplicity. Fortunately, some of them are gifted in communication and choose to encourage and inspire us with their words. I enjoy reading their unique perspective. I’m sure you will too.
So fix yourself a nice warm cup of coffee or tea on this beautiful weekend. Find a quiet moment. And enjoy some encouraging words about finding more simplicity in your life today.
The Buy Nothing Year: How Two Roommates Saved More Than $55,000 | Forbes by Laura Shin. “I learned that there is an alternative to being a consumer.”
America’s Donald Trump Complex: We’re Addicted to Consumption | Salon by Joe Todd. Americans have been conditioned to believe we need to spend to live, a culturally and ecologically destructive lie.
A Culture of Envy | Lemire by Daniel Lemire. In a wealthy society, envy quickly becomes the driving force.
Living Simply in a Dumpster | The Atlantic by James Hamblin. While I may never choose to live in a 36-square-foot dumpster, I admire the intentionality of this Huston-Tillotson University professor.
Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent | The New York Times by Nick Bilton. While some tech parents assign limits based on time, others are much stricter about what their children are allowed to do with screens.