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19 Deep Life Quotes to Ponder for How to Live in 2019

12.22.2018 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

19 Deep Life Quotes to Ponder for How to Live in 2019

Almost exactly a year ago, I shared a post titled 18 Uncommon Statistics to Set Your 2018 Perspective. It's still eye-opening to revisit that post and remind myself of some of the stats (note: sources are included in the original post): … [Read more...]

Categories // Balance, Happiness, Mindfulness, Peace, Perspective, Purpose, Simple Living, Slow Living, Spirituality, Unbusyness, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // Busyness, Deep Quotes, Duane Elgin, Eckhart Tolle, Haemin Sunim, Life Quotes, Perspective Quotes, Quotes, Unbusy, Voluntary Simplicity

The Top 3 Life-Changing Books I Read in 2018 (& Worth Your Time in 2019)

12.13.2018 by Kyle Kowalski // 2 Comments

The Top 3 Life-Changing Books I Read in 2018 (& Worth Your Time in 2019)

“When it comes to living, there’s no getting out alive. But books can help us survive…by passing on what is most important about being human before we perish.” — The Wall Street Journal Books, books, books! If only we could live forever and read all … [Read more...]

Categories // Book Summaries, Essentialism, Perspective, Spirituality, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // A New Earth, Book Summary, Duane Elgin, Eckhart Tolle, Essentialism, Greg McKeown, Top Books, Voluntary Simplicity

A Detailed Overview of “Voluntary Simplicity” by Duane Elgin (Book Summary)

08.13.2018 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

A Detailed Overview of “Voluntary Simplicity” by Duane Elgin (Book Summary)

This is a book about the “why” behind voluntary simplicity. It’s not necessarily a how-to guide or checklist of to-dos. I think that’s why I love it so much. So many books skip straight to the "hows," but if you aren’t aligned to the “why,” the … [Read more...]

Categories // Book Summaries, Perspective, Simple Living, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // Book Summary, Consumption, Duane Elgin, Identity, Media, Money, Perspective, Purpose, Simple Living, Simple Living Myths, Voluntary Simplicity

Humanity is a Teenager — We Will Evolve Through Simplicity

08.09.2018 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

Humanity is a Teenager — We Will Evolve Through Simplicity

This is the second post inspired by the book Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. You can see the first post here: Top 10 Most Common Reasons for Choosing Simple Living. I truly think this may be one of the most important posts that will ever … [Read more...]

Categories // Perspective, Purpose, Simple Living, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // Downshifting, Duane Elgin, Environment, Evolution, Future, Humanity, Perspective, Purpose, Simple Living, Voluntary Simplicity

Top 10 Most Common Reasons for Choosing Simple Living

08.08.2018 by Kyle Kowalski // Leave a Comment

Top 10 Most Common Reasons for Choosing Simple Living

I just wrapped up the book Voluntary Simplicity by Duane Elgin. I think I took more notes from this book than any other book I've read this year. Due to the sheer quantity of notes, I'm going to split them up into at least three different posts on … [Read more...]

Categories // Balance, Perspective, Simple Living, Voluntary Simplicity Tags // Consumption, Duane Elgin, Environment, Holistic Health, Humanity, Purpose, Relationships, Simple Living, Voluntary Simplicity

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