1. What does living simply mean to you? Living simply isn’t so much about “stuff”, but is more about peace and freedom. As an organizer, I spend a lot of time helping people to deal with clutter (and a big part of living simply is not having a lot of clutter) but the tangible clutter [...]

1. What does living simply mean to you? For me, living simply is a breath of fresh air. It is letting go of the pretense that you have to do it all, have it all and spend it all. 2. Why is it important to you? (finances, faith, politics, etc) God. Family. Health. Compassion. Really [...]

What does living simply mean to you? For me, simple living means keeping my life focused. Obviously our lives have many different components (relationships, family, work, etc), but living simply means that all the components of my life are pointing in one direction. Living a focused life means that I try to eliminate all the [...]

1. What does living simply mean to you? Simplicity is single-mindedness, the ordering of one’s life around a single purpose – for us as Christians, that is devotion to God – the pruning away of everything else. It’s the voluntary stripping away of anything that does not help you reach your main goal. Simplicity is [...]

1. What does living simply mean to you? It means the freedom to choose. It means having the time, space, energy and resources to intentionally live my life instead of my life living me. 2. Why is it important to you? For each one of us, our time on this planet is limited. I believe [...]

1. What does living simply mean to you? For me, living simply is about both doing AND being. It’s a state of mind as much as it is list of do’s and don’ts. We are all stewards of this little world we call home. Living simply reconnects us with the people, places and experiences that [...]

1. What does living simply mean to you? For me simple living is a commitment to cut back on my own expenditure and lifestyle so that I can free up time and resources to focus on God’s kingdom purposes. It doesn’t mean living in poverty but it does mean focusing less on my own needs [...]

1. What does living simply mean to you? Living simply for me is a lifestyle I’ve chosen so I can focus on and do what I love. That means refining my time, thoughts, possessions, and habits so that I can accomplish that. It’s a life-long journey that has really involved thinking outside the box and [...]

1. What does living simply mean to you? Living simply means a more direct relationship to what is essential and important—it means time, it means space. When I live in an openly complicated way there’s no openness to what comes. If Jesus showed up he wouldn’t fit in the schedule. Of course if I am [...]

1. What does living simply mean to you? Living simply to me means doing more with less. Many times our solution to problems is to run out and purchase whatever we need for that situation (we need curtains on our windows, we go to Target and buy them), when we probably could have just reused [...]

1. What does living simply mean to you? Reducing the amount of thought, time and money spent on me and mine in order to increase the amount spent on others. 2. Why is it important to you? (budget, politics, faith, etc) Because it’s important to God. In Exodus 16 God gives his kids food in [...]