>Living Simply and Simply Living

>The act of living simply in an urban environment is trying at times to say the least. There are so many distractions. Like faith, it takes work. I find that reading what others have to say inspires me. As the author of this book points out, living simply does not necessarily mean that you have to live in a cabin in the woods (though some people choose to do this)…it means living simply where you are (I’m paraphrasing)…inwardly and outwardly, harmonizing your life. With that thought in mind, I bought a used copy of this book last week at The Strand Bookstore. I read most of it on the train ride home. Like most simple living books, a lot of it is common sense, but there are many good and inspiring tidbits in here as well. I particularly like the way she weaves testimonies of other people’s experiences throughout the book. At any rate, it’s a good book and I recommend it. If you’d like to order it from Amazon, click here; If you’d like to order a used copy from The Strand, click here; if you happen to be in the NYC area you should find more copies in the basement…in either the religion section, philosophy, or self-help…can’t remember (there were a half-dozen when I was there a few days ago). If you want to read a Wikipedia post regarding The Strand, click here.