{"id":11663,"date":"2014-02-15T06:02:02","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T13:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becomingblog.wpengine.com\/?p=11663"},"modified":"2024-03-13T16:22:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T23:22:22","slug":"inspiring-simplicity-02-14b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/inspiring-simplicity-02-14b\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/inspiring-simplicity-becoming-minimalist.jpg\" alt=\"inspiring-simplicity-becoming-minimalist\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/inspiring-simplicity-becoming-minimalist.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.becomingminimalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/inspiring-simplicity-becoming-minimalist-300x145.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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 perspective. I\u2019m sure you will too.<\/p>\n<p>So fix yourself a nice warm cup of coffee or tea on this beautiful weekend. Find a quiet moment. 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