... this O Magazine article Back to Basics: Living with "Voluntary Simplicity" from back in January of this year that truly captured ... her current job provide her and her children with health care benefits? How about a retirement plan? What about college funds for the kids? Voluntary Simplicity alone does not solve all of your financial obligations. It can certainly make attaining them ...

... I went to my first meeting of a simplicity circle organized here in my area.  It was wonderful.  I have been dabbling in voluntary simplicity for a while now - this idea of trying to step off the treadmill of life, stand back and watch, and try to examine what I need and don't need.  Do I need to work 40 hours (or more) a week, just ...

... life is authentic wealth. If the good life is individualist and me-centered, the abundant life is characterized by the extension of compassion to all of creation. Voluntary simplicity must call people to a broader vision -- a vision that sees the connections between ecological and social decline; between environmental and social justice, between ...

... me strive to continue loving people where they are at and myself as well. From Adventures in Voluntary Simplicity: Inspiration: The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off Today Adventures in Voluntary Simplicity inaugurates a series of posts dedicated to people, places and things that have inspired me to embrace simple living/voluntary simplicity. I hope the subject of these posts help you on your own journey ...

... to roll out my dough instead of using my hands. Crazy! I think the same idea can be applied to voluntary simplicity and living environmentally consciously. We often get so ingrained in the way we ... throw it? Take it back with you and refill it. These are the kinds of things that keep the whole lifestyle of voluntary simplicity endlessly interesting to me. It's not rocket science and the ideas ...

... browse the internet, I find a plethora of websites just dedicated to lifestyles of voluntary simplicity. I think i've used this quote before, but I'm recycling it, because i ... Glitterati of The Crafty Chica. There is a different color for everyone, my mother tells me. I think simplicity is unique for each person. It's about being content with what you have. The greed of wanting more is ...