The dictionary defines “simplicity” as being “direct, clear; free of pretense or dishonesty; free of vanity, ostentation and undue display; free of secondary complications and distractions.” In living ...

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Voluntary simplicity is most basically characterized by the practices of mindfulness and material sufficiency. Through bringing mindfulness to our daily lives, we seek the maximum of well-being ...

Yesterday, I overheard our 9 yr old, Aaron, talking to his friend, Zach, who was visiting for the first time since December break. "What the heck!!" Zach began, peering in Aaron's closet. "Where are ...

If your life seems beset with distractions, if multi-tasking has become a five-letter word, if all of the plates you have in the air are threatening to come crashing down, you may be a candidate for a ...

Every now and then, not often enough, I make an effort to follow suggestions offered by Jon Kabat-Zinn in his book, “Wherever You Go, There You Are,” as he expressed in a section entitled “Voluntary ...

If your life seems beset with distractions, if all of the plates you have in the air are threatening to come crashing down, you may be a candidate for a program to take place beginning in February.