Barbara Jordan 1. What does living simply mean to you? It means the freedom to choose. It means having the time, space, energy and resources to intentionally live my life instead of my life living me. 2. Why is it important to you? For each one of us, our time on this planet is limited. [...]
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Five Questions with Bill Gerlach
June 18th, 2010 Comments Off
Bill Gerlach 1. What does living simply mean to you? For me, living simply is about both doing AND being. It’s a state of mind as much as it is list of do’s and don’ts. We are all stewards of this little world we call home. Living simply reconnects us with the people, places and [...]
Five questions with Christine Sine
June 11th, 2010 Comments Off
Christine Sine 1. What does living simply mean to you? For me simple living is a commitment to cut back on my own expenditure and lifestyle so that I can free up time and resources to focus on God’s kingdom purposes. It doesn’t mean living in poverty but it does mean focusing less on my [...]
Five questions with Andrew Randazzo
May 14th, 2010 Comments Off
Andrew Randazzo 1. What does living simply mean to you? Living simply for me is a lifestyle I’ve chosen so I can focus on and do what I love. That means refining my time, thoughts, possessions, and habits so that I can accomplish that. It’s a life-long journey that has really involved thinking outside the [...]
Five Questions with Ragan Sutterfield
May 7th, 2010 Comments Off
Ragan Sutterfield 1. What does living simply mean to you? Living simply means a more direct relationship to what is essential and important—it means time, it means space. When I live in an openly complicated way there’s no openness to what comes. If Jesus showed up he wouldn’t fit in the schedule. Of course if [...]
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Five questions with Tonia Simeone
May 1st, 2010 Comments Off
1. What does living simply mean to you? Living simply to me means doing more with less. Many times our solution to problems is to run out and purchase whatever we need for that situation (we need curtains on our windows, we go to Target and buy them), when we probably could have just reused [...]
Five questions with Shaun Groves
April 23rd, 2010 Comments Off
Shaun Groves with Yanci | Photo via shaungroves.com 1. What does living simply mean to you? Reducing the amount of thought, time and money spent on me and mine in order to increase the amount spent on others. 2. Why is it important to you? (budget, politics, faith, etc) Because it’s important to God. In [...]
Five questions with Adam Baker
April 9th, 2010 Comments Off
Adam Baker with his daughter Milligan 1. What does living simply mean to you? Living simply for me means cutting all the excess clutter, both physical and mental, so that you become really conscious of how you choose to spend your time. Conscious of your finances… conscious during your time spent with family/friends… and conscious [...]
Five Questions with Stacy Cashman
April 2nd, 2010 Comments Off
Stacy Chashman 1. What does living simply mean to you? Being aware of and focusing on what I really value and getting rid of the excess. 2. Why is it important to you? I want to make deliberate choices that agree with my values. Getting rid of the stuff that isn’t important lets me concentrate [...]
Five questions with Damien Olenslager
March 26th, 2010 1 Comment
Damien Olenslager 1. What does living simply mean to you? Simple living means understanding that time is a non-renewable resource. It means understanding the trade-offs between spending money on stuff or on experiences. Realizing that lasting happiness comes from creativity, creation, and building relationships, not from rampant consumption. 2. Your blog focuses primarily on personal [...]
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