Living Simply

To Embrace Simplicity, We Must Let Go of Our Worldly Desires

What the Bible Says About Simplicity

When we let go of things, we release their hold on us and free ourselves to enjoy the every day miracles that grace our lives: a golden sunset, silvery clouds, waves rolling ashore, the stars spangling the night time sky. “Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” (Matthew 6: 33)

Best Bible Verse on Simplicity

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“And why are ye anxious concerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.”

(Matthew 6: 28-29)

Simplicity and Happiness

By Lain Legg

In our ongoing quest for happiness and contentment, we often find ourselves accumulating ever increasing piles of “stuff.” However, the more “stuff” we accumulate, the more we begin to realize that we don’t feel happier at all; we feel . . . Simplicity.

The Valuing of Simplicity

By Julia Redstone

Our lives are too busy because we value busyness. If we valued simplicity, our lives would become simple. This may not be apparent on a conscious level, but on an unconscious level, our lives follow . . . Valuing Simplicity.

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“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

(Albert Einstein)

"Nothing that you have not given away will ever truly be yours."

(C.S. Lewis)

“Simplicity is the natural result of profound thought.”

(Anonymous)

“When death overtakes us; all that we have is left to others; all that we are we take with us.”

(Anonymous)

“An uncluttered mind is the one thing you must possess in order to achieve simplicity.”

(Anonymous)

“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”

(Frederic Chopin)

Famous Quotes on Simplicity