Comments on: Three reasons why I want to live simply

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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:22:20 +0000

[...] I think the key points for me, include why I want to live simply: [...]

By: Jonathan D. Blundell

Jonathan D. Blundell — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:31:38 +0000

Luke,

Thanks for your comment! I saw someone suggest yesterday on Twitter that making money always costs us something — whether it’s time with family, our social life, stress, etc. We always forget that it’s never quite worth what we give up to get it.

Thanks for your input. Checking out your site now and adding it to my RSS Reader. Take care!

By: Luke @ simplifi.de

Luke @ simplifi.de — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:40:37 +0000

So much to agree with here! Simplicity is not a place that you arrive at – there will always be things and people and problems trying to bring complexity and clutter into our lives. Like you said, it’s all about the journey, all about moving in a direction of simplicity.

And, as a person who’s life is centered around their faith, I so agree with the second point, and especially with the idea of being mindful of where our stuff comes from. We should reject a good deal if someone got ripped off producing it at such a cheap cost.

Besides the reasons stated above, I also live simply because it’s “simply” more enjoyable than rushing around all the time!