Simple Living

  • living with less
    Lifestyle,  Simple Living

    How Owning Less Will Make You Happier & Healthier

    In today’s society, owning too much stuff has become synonymous with wealth, success, and happiness. The more you own, the more successful and happier you become in the eyes of other people. But in reality, that’s not the truth. More is not always better. More material possessions beyond a certain level is just more stuff we have to manage and take care of. Owning more than you need complicates your life, increases your stress level, drains your bank accounts, and robs you of your happiness. “Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It…

  • becoming unbusy
    Lifestyle,  Simple Living

    8 Amazing Benefits of Becoming Unbusy

    In today’s world, most of us are living a fast-paced lifestyle where we are constantly moving towards the next big thing. We are jam-packed, and always keeping occupied with things that add more to our stress and anxieties. It’s sucking the life out of us – emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Just because something is on our schedules doesn’t necessarily mean it’s important or meaningful. When we are always on the go, living this excessively busy life – we hardly get an opportunity to take a break from everything and focus on the things that are truly important. What if we decided to do the opposite and embrace becoming unbusy? It’s…

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  • content
    Lifestyle,  Simple Living

    How to Be Content With What You Have

    Learning to be content with what you have is an important step toward simplifying and improving your life. When you learn to be content, you enjoy the freedom and peace of mind that most people don’t experience due to their constant desires for “bigger, better, greater, and more”. Contentment is a feeling or state of mind that comes with being satisfied with what we currently have in our life. In a world that glorifies higher paying jobs, bigger homes, nicer cars, and newer gadgets as symbols of success and a source of happiness, being content with what you have is the cure. Your happiness comes from loving and appreciating what…

  • simplify your life
    Lifestyle,  Simple Living

    What Not to Do While Trying to Simplify Your Life

    Many people unknowingly make their journey stressful while trying to simplify their lives. Life naturally comes with different kinds of complications as we grow up. But most of those complications are the results of our choices, decisions, and habits. We often make things more complicated than they need to be without even realizing that. If you are trying to simplify your life so you can focus more on what is important and meaningful, you need to stop doing certain things that can make life unnecessarily harder for you. While trying to simplify your life, it’s important that you don’t do things that can delay the process or make your struggles…

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  • saying no
    Lifestyle,  Self-care,  Simple Living

    6 Tips for Saying No to People Without Feeling Guilty

    Saying “no” to others when we don’t want to say “yes” is something most of us need to learn in order to simplify our lives. It’s a form of self-care, too. But sometime it’s really difficult to say “no” to other people, especially if you are a kind person and really want to help them. You may have time constraints or other priorities and commitments that won’t allow you to do something for somebody. But you are afraid that if you say straight “no” to them, it might hurt his/her feeling. You are also afraid if you reject him/her, the person may get unhappy or angry, which may lead to an…

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  • Grateful
    Lifestyle,  Simple Living

    Attitude of Gratitude

    Happy Friday, friends! This Friday's inspirational theme is gratitude. Gratitude is such a wonderful feeling to experience. It makes life so much more beautiful and enjoyable. When we focus on the positive, take time to notice our blessings, and appreciate all the good things and be thankful, we feel content and happy. We come to see abundance in everything when we are grateful. Because gratefulness makes what we have enough and more!

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