This is the first post in the 3-part series on happiness. You can jump to the second and third posts here: Happiness 201: The Advanced Guide for How to be Happy Psychologically (Expectations, Practice, Choice, Purpose) Happiness 301: The …
3 Simple Things We Can All Learn from the Quaker Testimony of Simplicity
Note: This post isn't intended to address any religious views. I believe we can all learn something new about our common humanity by expanding our minds and opening them to other cultures and spiritualities. This is nothing new. Over a century …
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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): …
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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 …
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My Buy Nothing Year: How I Bought NO Clothing for a Year & 5 Things I Learned
"Until you make peace with who you are, you’ll never be content with what you have." ― Doris Mortman So, it turns out I just completed a "buy nothing year" with clothing—including shoes, accessories, everything. I've written a couple progress …
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15 Slow Living Synonyms to Help You Slow Down
I just wrapped up the book Voluntary Simplicity: Toward a Way of Life That Is Outwardly Simple, Inwardly Rich by Duane Elgin. It was encouraging to see that Elgin intentionally describes "voluntary simplicity" in many different ways throughout the …
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