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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\u2019m sure you will too.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The Buy Nothing Year: How Two Roommates Saved More Than $55,000<\/a> | Forbes<\/a> by Laura Shin.\u00a0“I learned that there is an alternative to being a consumer.”<\/p>\n

America\u2019s Donald Trump Complex: We\u2019re Addicted to Consumption<\/a> | Salon<\/a> by Joe Todd.\u00a0Americans have been conditioned to believe we need to spend to live, a culturally and ecologically destructive lie.<\/p>\n

A Culture of Envy<\/a> | Lemire<\/a> by\u00a0Daniel Lemire.\u00a0In a wealthy society, envy quickly becomes the driving force.<\/p>\n

Living Simply in a Dumpster<\/a> | The Atlantic<\/a> by\u00a0James Hamblin. While I may never choose to live in a\u00a036-square-foot dumpster, I admire the intentionality of this\u00a0Huston-Tillotson University professor.<\/p>\n

Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent<\/a> | The New York Times<\/a> by Nick Bilton.\u00a0While some tech parents assign limits based on time, others are much stricter about what their children are allowed to do with screens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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