An elegant simplicity is an understated, organic aesthetic that contrasts with the excess of consumerist lifestyles. Drawing from influences ranging from Zen to the Quakers, it celebrates natural materials and clean, functional expressions, such as are found in many of the hand-made arts and crafts from this community.
Simplicity means taking charge of a life that is too busy, too stressed, and too fragmented. An uncluttered simplicity means cutting back on trivial … - Duane Elgin
Simplicity means taking charge of a life that is too busy, too stressed, and too fragmented. An uncluttered simplicity means cutting back on trivial …
- Duane Elgin
Simplicity means to choose ways of living that touch the Earth more lightly and that reduce our ecological footprint. - Duane Elgin
Simplicity means to choose ways of living that touch the Earth more lightly and that reduce our ecological footprint.
Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that elev… - Duane Elgin
Poverty is mean and degrading to the human spirit, whereas a life of conscious simplicity can have both a beauty and a functional integrity that elev…
Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being direct and … - Duane Elgin
Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being direct and …
The essence of voluntary simplicity is living in a way what is outwardly simple and inwardly rich. - Duane Elgin
The essence of voluntary simplicity is living in a way what is outwardly simple and inwardly rich.
In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent peopl… - Duane Elgin
In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent peopl…
To live more voluntarily is to live more deliberately, intentionally and purposefully - in short, it is to live more consciously. We cannot be delibe… - Duane Elgin
To live more voluntarily is to live more deliberately, intentionally and purposefully - in short, it is to live more consciously. We cannot be delibe…
We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality that so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually none remains to ex… - Duane Elgin
We live almost completely immersed in a socially constructed reality that so fully absorbs our energy and attention that virtually none remains to ex…
Living simply is not about living in poverty or self-inflicted deprivation. It's about living an examined life where one has determined what is truly… - Duane Elgin
Living simply is not about living in poverty or self-inflicted deprivation. It's about living an examined life where one has determined what is truly…
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