Inspiring Simplicity. Weekend Reads.
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.
