“David Shi (historian of the simple life) describes the common denominator among the various approaches to simpler living as the understanding that the making of money and the accumulation of things should not smother the purity of the soul, the life of the mind, the cohesion of the family, or the good of the society.” ShouldMindSoulUnderstandingSimpleCommonApproachVariousPurityHistorianAccumulationSimple LifeCommon DenominatorCohesion Author:Duane Elgin
“The character of a whole society is the cumulative result of the countless small actions, day in and day out, of millions of persons. Who we are as a society, is the synergistic accumulation of who we are as individuals... Small changes that seem insignificant in isolation can be great contributions when they are simultaneously undertaken by many others.” PersonsWholeCharacterSeemsActionIndividualResultsMillionsEnvironmentalContributionWho We AreIsolationSustainabilityInsignificantAccumulationCumulativeSmall ChangesSmall Actions Author:Duane Elgin
“As my spiritual growth expanded and developed, voluntary simplicity was a natural outgrowth. I came to realize the cost of material accumulation was too high and offered fewer and fewer real rewards, psychological and spiritual.” RealSpiritualGrowthRealizingNaturalSimpleMaterialsCostRewardsSimplicityPsychologicalSpiritual GrowthFewerAccumulationSimple Living Author:Duane Elgin
