“Live simply so that others may simply live.” Mahatma Gandhi, Mother Teresa. In the world of Spiritual Formation, simplicity/frugality has been practiced as a spiritual discipline for thousands of years. Today, there is a growing movement that is not even religious in...
Everybody I know would love to gain financial independence. We all want to reach a certain point in our lives when we can happily say we don’t have to worry about money for the rest of our lives. Don’t you also want that? I certainly do! However, a lot of...
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” Paul of Tarsus Paul wasn’t referring to minimalism when he made that statement. Yet, I think minimalism at the core is a spirit. It is a spirit of freedom from...
Research from multiple institutions and publications is confirming the age-old truth that having a sense of meaning and purpose in life is associated with well-being and a longer lifespan. As with many things in the social sciences, we already knew this. People live...
“High speed increases your stopping distance. The faster you go, the less time you have to avoid a hazard or collision. The force of a 60 mph crash is not just twice as great as a 30 mph crash; it’s 4 times as great!” California Driving Handbook,...
You have only one life. Invest it, don’t simply spend it. Invest it by using it to make the lives of others better today and for many generations to come. Live in the present today walking in the light of eternity. Something I’ve learned by attempting to...
