The Joy of less Quotes

“Once you get very clear about the things that are the most important to you in your life, those things that truly give meaning and purpose to your existence, purging and de-cluttering will become a natural process.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“If you can identify those things that truly speak to you, the things that when held in your mind you can feel the truth of them in your gut, those things that truly make you happy, the things that make the hair stand up on your arms. If you can identify those things and then take steps to move toward them, then you will be well on your way to clarifying your life’s purpose. If you can focus in on those things and either flush, rearrange, redefine or delegate the rest. That is when your life will truly become simple and in the process your life’s purpose may come into much better focus.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter.” - D.H. Mondfleur”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“ultimately we come to realize that we’ve been trying to build a palace on a foundation of smoke.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“The myth of multitasking. The highly overrated skill that actually reduces productivity.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Contributing to your community and your loved ones is the point! It’s just that if you are flying around using your energy and time on activities that have little value or importance, you may not have any time left over for those people and activities that are really important to you.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Being of service to people is what it’s all about.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Stop multitasking. Looking at your phone and thinking about the six other things you need to get done today while you are working or in a meeting is just going to create more stress and complexity in your life. Make it a habit to be present in everything you do.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“If we can de-clutter our emotions, let go of our attachment to being right, practice forgiveness and just be gratefully in the present then when we get to the de-cluttering process we can do it for the right reasons. It will make more sense.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Developing a habit of releasing your emotions and being in the present will allow you to keep the complexity from overwhelming you.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” - Will Rogers”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Become very conscious of what you are purchasing. Do you really need it? Is it truly going to be useful or contribute to your life in some meaningful way? Will it contribute to the simplicity of your daily life or will it actually increase stress and complexity?”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Remember, you are in charge of your own life. You can make choices that create drama, complexity and stress or you can chose to let go and allow joy to seep in where the pain and suffering used to be. It really is a choice.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Much of the enjoyment and abundance we’ve been able to discover has been due to our focus and attention on simplifying and de-cluttering our lives. This book is an examination of that process.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“realized that for a long time I’d had a queasy “back of my mind” feeling that I was in the wrong place.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“I didn’t fully realize it then, but that morning was a major crossroads in my life. Since then it’s been an unbelievable journey of introspection, self-discovery and healing.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” - Confucius”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Would I rather be right or happy? Just let it go.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“Once you get very clear about the things that are the most important to you in your life, those things that truly give meaning and purpose to your existence, purging and de-cluttering will become a natural process. When you’ve done the work to clarify your thinking it becomes easy to make decisions about what adds to your fulfillment on a daily basis and what is either superfluous or literally detracting from your daily enjoyment, satisfaction and productivity.”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist

“We don’t need to increase our goods nearly as much as we need to scale down our wants. Not wanting something is as good as possessing it.” - Donald Horban”
― Cary David Richards, The Joy of less: Discovering Your Inner Minimalist