"We ate well and cheaply and drank well and cheaply and slept well and warm together and loved each other. "
-- Ernest Hemingway. A Moveable Feast.
Eating well, drinking well, sleeping well and loving -- throw in "reading" and you've got the formula for the perfectly simple life.
And yet, we spend our precious time chasing after Hummers (of both kinds), Mc Mansions, ginoromous flat screen TVs, cell phones that can play music, take pictures, shoot and run videos, text, surf the web, IM, and trim your toenails, all simultaneously -- thinking that we need all this crap to enhance the quality of our lives!
Want a mantra that's rooted in reality? Repeat after me: Slow down and simplify. Do the basics of life well, cheaply and joyfully, and the rest of life will take care of itself.
Why complicate things?
There's not much more to say. Try it and see.
About Me
- David Eastman
- "I believe that the very purpose of our lives is to seek happiness," says the Dalai Lama. Through keynote speeches and workshops, counseling and coaching, blogs and e-docs, I help people live happier lives. Find out more at http://www.DavidEastman.com
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