Posts Tagged ‘simple lifestyles’

As this elder person gets more in tune with the technology, I’ve learned one short cut which allows me to see what others choose to share on the topic I care about.  My Google Alert is set to “do what you love.”  It finds the blogs or articles on the topic and deposits them in my email box.  From one recent blog (the source of which I misplaced) I extracted some individuals who are becoming known for  simplifying their lives down to what’s important to them  And, they record their journey. I thought you would enjoy reading about these  four who are playing around with living with less “stuff” and more of the intangible essentials.   They are:  Everett Bogue from Far Beyond the Stars, Karol Gayda of Ridiculously Extraordinary, Leo Babauta of Zen Habits and Colin Beaven (already referenced in my book) of No Impact Man.

The models exist for us to change our ways. We face increasing problems  living on a planet that cannot support our addiction to consumption. Our aversion to limiting ourselves to “enough,” is a consequence of that addiction.  The above people “get it” and live it.  With their examples, the rest of us don’t have to feel alone, or out of sync,  as we pursue our dreams for a “downsized”, happier, simpler, and  saner, life–doing what we love.