A friend shared about the blog Six Sentence Sunday (http://www.sixsunday.com/about/), and coupled with my desire for a simpler, slower life, especially while on the island, the two concepts congealed for an idea of my own new blog for Sundays.
My thought is that I'll try to write on Sundays about this slower, simpler way of life. Some of my own thoughts or issues, some books that I've found, and obviously links to websites will be the "simple" gist of it. Just an idea that was rummaging around in my head this morning as I tried to sleep-in - a process made impossible by Bailey who needed to see his two-legged servant upright. While part of "slower" might involve sleeping in for some folks, obviously that is too much to ask in this household!
I did find a book that seems to encompass both the slower and the simpler aspects of my quest:
Almost Amish: One Woman's Quest for a Slower, Simpler, More Sustainable
Lifeby Nancy
Sleeth, published in March, 2012. I will add the caveat that I have not read it yet, but the description on Amazon was intriguing:
Have you ever stopped to think, Maybe the Amish are on to something?
Look around. We tweet while we drive, we talk while we text, and we surf the
Internet until we fall asleep. We are essentially plugged in and available 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
Rather than mastering technology, we
have allowed technology to master us. We are an exhausted nation. No one has
enough time, everyone feels stressed out, and our kids spend more hours staring
at a screen each week than they do playing outside.
It’s time to
simplify our lives, make faith and family the focal point, and recapture the
lost art of simple living. Building on the basic principles of Amish life, Nancy
Sleeth shows readers how making conscious choices to limit (and in some cases
eliminate) technology’s hold on our lives and getting back to basics can help us
lead calmer, more focused, less harried lives that result in stronger, deeper
relationships with our families, friends, and God.
The book also has a 4-star rating, and is available for the Nook....uh-huh, is that just wrong to want to read books about simpler life-styles on my e-reader????
I know for myself that I am NOT interested in getting back to the basics to the point of preserving all of our food and heating solely with wood - been there, done that for many years, and not planning on ever doing it again unless absolutely forced to do so. (I'm glad that I have the knowledge, just do not want to put that much time and energy into merely surviving - I want to create and work on my art.)
But I am hoping her book will add some insight into why we yearn for the simpler life and some keys for doing so. Will let you know after I read it.
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