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Simplify: How to Stay Sane in a World Going Mad
Short, simple and refreshingly practical, Living Simply offers 21 Earth Warrior practices to help us live more consciously and to cope with the ever increasing pace of modern life. Bob Hillary shares the lessons he learned living off the grid, exploring his ‘wild edges’ and practicing a slower, more attuned way of life.How can we live more simply, learn to appreciate what we have and root our way of being in the Earth we have inherited? By living simply and becoming an Earth Warrior.As life keeps urging us to go faster, many of us are moving in the opposite direction... we are looking for SLOWNESS, for stillness, to live more natural, less complex lives. Bob Hillary spent a year living off grid, this experience taught him how to live simply. It meant; downscaling, re-wilding, un-teching and finding and doing things that are free. These philosophies provided a framework for the 21 practices he shares in this book. Each one covers the key idea, contains exercises and provides practical ways that will help you become an Earth Warrior. By living this way you will learn how to live in a more joyful, positive, simple and meaningfully way. Earth Warriors give, share and care.This is a manual for modern times, a guide to creating positive action, walking the right path and making the right choices.
217 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 10, 2020
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About the author
Bob Hillary
2 booksBob is a conscious Author & musician from Frome, Somerset.
He has a keen interest in helping people awaken & Empower themselves in these challenging times.
He has released 4 albums of his music to a global Audience...
& this is his first book.
He has a keen interest in helping people awaken & Empower themselves in these challenging times.
He has released 4 albums of his music to a global Audience...
& this is his first book.
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January 10, 2020
This sweet little book offers good advice for those who are prone to worrying, doing too much, being too plugged in, etc. I found that I already did most of the things recommended in the book, but I don't have a very traditional life for modern times. The author is likeable and the advice is likely to help people who are feeling overwhelmed by everything from social media to over-commitment to climate change. Well recommended.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
February 29, 2020
I received a copy of this e-book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I'm going to start off by saying that overall, I liked this book. I think the author has good intentions and wants to make the world a better place, starting with the spirit-healing of those of us who live here.
Positives: I enjoyed reading about the author's suggestions about how to reconnect with the earth and its inhabitants. I particularly liked his section on shamanic healing and found it very interesting and thought-provoking. I also liked the running theme throughout the book of empowering and healing ourselves in order to improve not only our own lives but the lives of those around us.
Negatives: I have to admit, I did find the book a little bit preachy! Also, the author is extremely anti-technology/anti-internet, and this is repeated many times throughout the book. Of course, he clarifies that the internet is a useful tool but he is strong in his opinion that its use should be limited. I find it difficult to agree with this, as from my experience, the internet is a wonderful source of connection to like-minded people and an invaluable resource to use for personal growth.
Like I said, overall, I liked this book, and I would recommend reading it - just brace yourself for a little condescension...!
(Oh and a little shout-out to Rosie Balyuzi for the cute illustrations!)
I'm going to start off by saying that overall, I liked this book. I think the author has good intentions and wants to make the world a better place, starting with the spirit-healing of those of us who live here.
Positives: I enjoyed reading about the author's suggestions about how to reconnect with the earth and its inhabitants. I particularly liked his section on shamanic healing and found it very interesting and thought-provoking. I also liked the running theme throughout the book of empowering and healing ourselves in order to improve not only our own lives but the lives of those around us.
Negatives: I have to admit, I did find the book a little bit preachy! Also, the author is extremely anti-technology/anti-internet, and this is repeated many times throughout the book. Of course, he clarifies that the internet is a useful tool but he is strong in his opinion that its use should be limited. I find it difficult to agree with this, as from my experience, the internet is a wonderful source of connection to like-minded people and an invaluable resource to use for personal growth.
Like I said, overall, I liked this book, and I would recommend reading it - just brace yourself for a little condescension...!
(Oh and a little shout-out to Rosie Balyuzi for the cute illustrations!)
November 2, 2020
I enjoy reading and dipping in to this book. It's well written with a light touch on a serious theme.
It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea but it certainly resonates with our times now and I find it thought provoking, and encouraging. I'm not going to try going off grid for two years, like the author, and I don't agree with the Bob's thinking about governance, but there are lots of tips in this very readable little yellow book (which easily slips in your pocket) to help us improve the quality of our lives - from reducing the time we spend on tech and in front of a screen, to slowing down and living in the moment, and engaging with nature wherever we can - to reconnect ourselves with what matters. Give it a go!
It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea but it certainly resonates with our times now and I find it thought provoking, and encouraging. I'm not going to try going off grid for two years, like the author, and I don't agree with the Bob's thinking about governance, but there are lots of tips in this very readable little yellow book (which easily slips in your pocket) to help us improve the quality of our lives - from reducing the time we spend on tech and in front of a screen, to slowing down and living in the moment, and engaging with nature wherever we can - to reconnect ourselves with what matters. Give it a go!
December 12, 2019
I like the cover and the content of the book. It's a great read for anyone, especially people living in big cities who are disconnected from their every day life, and looking for ways to destress.
*Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review*
*Thank you to Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review*
August 28, 2022
An essential book for anyone who is feeling overwhelmed with the current world.
March 8, 2020
Found this disappointing and frustrating - a book about simplifying your life sounded great, but this isn't so much that as a hippy-trip to becoming more of an 'Earth Warrior'. Nothing wrong with that, but not what I was looking for here, and to be honest the tone irritated me. The 21 practices are all quite same-y, too, so more like a dozen, if that.
Full review is up on my blog.
Full review is up on my blog.
May 25, 2020
The benefits of simplifying your life - doing the work to cut out things that don't work for you so you can build more of the life you want - is something I've been interested in a while.
The off the grid living described at the start of the book warned me that this author is prepared to go to extremes I'm not - and that aren't practical or attractive to most I think. Perhaps I'm misreading, but I thought the tone of the author's writing was - I've done this, stripping life to its essentials, I know what's important! I have to disagree there - what's important to you might not be to others and I think everyone should be allowed to set their own priorities. I did read on (although I DNF) but this wasn't a book that spoke to me, it didn't have anything new to say to me at this time in my life. I did smile at the idea of my teenagers living off the land - with no wifi - though!
The off the grid living described at the start of the book warned me that this author is prepared to go to extremes I'm not - and that aren't practical or attractive to most I think. Perhaps I'm misreading, but I thought the tone of the author's writing was - I've done this, stripping life to its essentials, I know what's important! I have to disagree there - what's important to you might not be to others and I think everyone should be allowed to set their own priorities. I did read on (although I DNF) but this wasn't a book that spoke to me, it didn't have anything new to say to me at this time in my life. I did smile at the idea of my teenagers living off the land - with no wifi - though!
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