Joshua Becker gets it right
Inside Out Simplicity by Joshua Becker
Joshua Becker, author of becoming minamalist and Simplify is releasing his new book, Inside Out Simplicity today.
I was lucky enough to get an advance copy of it and I devoured it last night.
It’s great!
Whereas in Simplify, Becker lays out his ideas behind rational minimalism and tips for decluttering your home and life, this new book takes the process a step further and gets to more personal and deeper heart issues — relationships.
Joshua lays out the importance of our relationships with…
- ourselves
- others
- our spouse
- our children
- our money
He also delves into why our words, our sexuality and spirituality matter.
It’s an easy read — with great organized lists, giving practical advice on how to live these changes out.
And the advice is timeless.
And I think he gets it absolutely right with his writing.
As you may have noticed around this site, I’m a huge believer that our relationships with others matters far beyond anything else we can do or collect here in this life.
We’re made for community. We’re made for relationships and we’re made for each other.
A life without community and relationships is a life void of true joy and happiness.
Joshua writes:
Relationships surround us every moment of every day. And because we live our lives in a constant state of relationship, simplicity can never be fully realized until we learn to engage each of them in a unified manner. Inside-Out Simplicity is written to define the most essential, life-changing keys to these relationships that result in a simplified life.
When my family and I embraced minimalism as a lifestyle after a short conversation with our neighbor. We promptly removed many nonessential possessions from our home and life. Removing those possessions offered us more time, freedom, and energy to begin pursuing the things in life that we most value. Our lives became more focused and intentional.
In my personal pursuit of simplicity, I quickly noticed that healthy relationships are absolutely essential for every relationship holds an important key to simplicity. They cannot be overlooked or underestimated. A healthy relationship with one‘s self provides the foundation to reject the mania of modern society. Healthy relationships with our family provide the foundation to grow, improve, and prosper. Healthy relationships with our belongings provides the foundation for us to control them, rather than allowing them to control us.
Relationships have the potential to simplify our life or complicate our life…
Healthy relationships are absolutely essential for simplicity. And healthy relationships always flow from the inside-out.
Where as some minimalist bloggers have suggested limiting relationships and cutting back on the number of people we build relationships with, Joshua Becker shows the importance of relationships in our lives and offers practical measures for improving our interactions with others.
Now granted, I’m a bit of a Joshua Becker fan boy, but I’m confident you won’t walk away with some great ideas on how you can find greater significance in simplifying and improving your relationships with others.
Order a copy today and then let me know what nuggets of truth you find or how your challenged by reading the book.
UPDATE: Inside-Out Simplicity is now available for Kindle (and other e-readers), along with Becker’s first book, Simplify.
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I’m looking forward to reading the book. When I get home from my conference on the weekend, I plan to order it. Thanks for the review.
Sure thing! I think you’ll enjoy it… although maybe not as much as your conference