As I close out this Blogging from A to Z series, I want to encourage you to experience Zoe, which is the Greek word for “life.” It refers to both the vitality of living beings, but more importantly, it is “the uncreated, eternal life of God, the divine life uniquely possessed by God.”* I once […]
26 Steps to Simplicity
26 Steps to Simplicity: Yes!
How often do you say “no” in a day? If you’re a mom like me, too much. My no’s often sound like, “In a little while,” “After I finish ____,” “Maybe later.” After eXamining your life yesterday, did you find that you have more free time on your hands because of simplifying? If so, then […]
26 Steps to Simplicity: eXamine
Here we are, two days from the end of the A to Z Blogging Challenge: 26 Steps to Simplicity series. Thanks for sticking with me! How did you do this month? Have you decluttered at least one room or one closet or one set of something? We have a huge pile of discards on the […]
26 Steps to Simplicity: Work (A Story About Finding Work You Love to Do)
Do you love the work you do? Does it bring you joy? Or, do you live for the weekends, and wish you could be doing something else for those 40 hours each week? Last week, I attended my oldest son’s music ensemble performance. I sat next a couple I had never met, whose daughter was […]
26 Steps to Simplicity: Peace and Quiet
Dr. Leo Marvin: I want some peace and quiet! Bob Wiley: Well, I’ll be quiet. Siggy: I’ll be peace! From What About Bob? (Go here to watch the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TBHi9LcfN4) Peace and quiet are the precious by-products of simplicity. Once we have decluttered both our spaces and our schedules, we find more room in our […]
26 Steps to Simplicity: No
Learning to say “no” is integral to the joyfully simple life. We feel compelled to say “yes” by the fear of mising out (FOMO). It holds us captive to our phones, as we scroll insatiably through our social media channels. It sends us out to every social activity we’re invited to. It keeps us spellbound […]
26 Steps to Simplicity: Health
Achieving great health can be simple with a bit of forethought and pro-activity. What good is a lifetime of wealth and achievement if you don’t have the good health to enjoy it? When my husband David and I used to watch House Hunters on HGTV, he would frequently comment on this, noting those of retirement […]
26 Steps to Simplicity: Faith
We are shifting gears after what I hope has been a productive week of assessing the mess, identifying the beauty, culling the keepers, and donating the items we no longer need, love, or use (otherwise known as clutter). Now, let’s look at the why behind what we are doing. Creating space in our lives is […]
26 Steps to Simplicity: Beauty
Welcome back for day two in the Blogging from A to Z Challenge. Today, we are talking about Beauty. I’m sure you are familiar with some of the following quotes: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” “Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be […]
Blogging from A to Z Challenge
26 Steps to Simplicity My theme for this challenge is 26 Steps to Simplicity. As we go through the month, I will be writing- in alphabetical order- about both the qualities of simplicity and some action steps to achieve simplicity in your life. These posts will (hopefully) be briefer than normal, so take the time […]