May 2010
34 posts
the boy and the sundae
many years ago, a 10-year-old boy walked up to the counter of a soda shop and climbed onto a stool. he caught the eye of the waitress and asked, “how much is an ice cream sundae?”
“fifty cents,” the waitress replied. the boy reached into his pockets, pulled out a handful of change, and began counting. the waitress frowned impatiently. after all, she had other customers to wait on.
the boy...
April 2010
62 posts
“Love at first sight is easy to understand. It’s when two people have been...”
– Sam Levenson
One ingenious teenager, tired of reading bedtime stories to his little sister, decided to record several of her favorite stories on tape. He told her, “now you can hear your stories anytime you want. Isn’t that great?” She looked at the machine for a moment and then replied, “No. It hasn’t got a lap.”
“More encouragement. More challenge. But mostly, more patience.”
– How to Keep the Minimalist Movement Attractive to the Masses | Becoming Minimalist (via mnmlstme)
“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very...”
– John Wayne
“No girl who plays the role of a hero dates a guy who uses her.”
– Jason
God on Lawns →
“For me, minimalism comes from a rock-solid, unshakable, 100% belief that you are...”
– A Guide to Self-Reliance Minimalism
“Simplicity is never to be associated with weakness and ignorance. It means...”
– MOJO
More.
Less competition. More inspiration.
100 Things You’ll Never Regret Doing | Becoming... →
Eat a healthy meal. Keep a secret. Send a thank-you note. Give away half of your clothes. Hike a new trail…
10 Ways To Instantly Become More Attractive →
If you’re like many, you believe physical appearance is the driving force behind attractiveness. If you hold that belief, you’d be wrong.
“The world is full of people who are making a good living but living poor lives.”
“A contented man is one who enjoys the scenery along the detours.”
“Don’t Delay Joy.”
minimalism, rethunk | Zen Habits →
Let go of obsessions, and embrace the moment.
Let go of salesmanship and hype, and be content.
Let go of one-upsmanship and competitiveness, and just share and encourage.
Let go of control, and embrace what comes.
Let go of perfection, and just do.
“Our patience will achieve more than our force.”
– Edmund Burke
The Ultimate Simple Living Guide: 95 Rockin’ Posts →
everything you ever wanted to know about simplicity…
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“Our life is frittered away by detail … simplify, simplify.”
– Henry Thoreau
Why Minimalism Should Not Be Entered Into Lightly... →
mnmal:
Minimalism is a lifestyle that should not be entered into lightly. But don’t get me wrong, minimalism is a lifestyle that should be entered.
Why I’m Wary of 100-Thing Minimalism | Dru... →
“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.”
– Henry David Thoreau
The Virtuous Marriage: Sincerity →
Use no hurtful deceit; think innocently and justly, and, if you speak, speak accordingly.
“In anything at all, perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer...”
– Antoine de Saint Exupéry (via mnmal)
“I have done my best.” That is about all the philosophy of living one...”
– Yutang, Lin
“To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will...”
– Robert Muller
“You don’t need everything that you have. You be kind and giving to others even...”
– Sister Malachy Hannigan, age 100.
What I Know: Uncommon Wisdom and Universal Truths from 10-Year-Olds and 100-Year-Olds
Wake Up: A Guide to Living Your Life Consciously |... →
A life lived of choice is a life of conscious action. A life lived of chance is a life of unconscious creation. - Neale Donald Walsch
“Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And...”
– Bill Cosby
substance / stuff
substance: essential nature; essence. that which is solid and practical in character, quality, or importance.
stuff: miscellaneous unspecified objects.
i’ll take substance over stuff anyday.
34 Little Ways to Share With the World →
“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy,...”
– Dalai Lama
“I wish I had never read Huckleberry Finn,” a man once told its author,...”
“Because there is complexity in purity.
Elegance in plainness.
Intricacy in...”
– muji
credits to client helsinki
on finding contentedness →
Finding contentment isn’t something that usually happens overnight, but rather comes in small doses. Some things you can do today to learn to find that contentedness.
“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to...”
– W. M. Lewis
“When all around is still, we can listen better to our surroundings and hear what...”
– plush palate
“Simplicity is the direct result of profound thought.”
– Anon
How to Find Happiness Without Shopping for It →
“we can describe voluntary simplicity as a manner of living that is outwardly...”
– duane elgin in voluntary simplicity
lessisless: everyday china and silver →
(photo: starsmending)
i use my grandmother’s 90 yr. old wedgwood china every day, guilt-free.
my 3 siblings and i were fortunate to be offered a complete set of wedding china to each of us from either of my grandmothers, my mom or an aunt. my mom had them each lovingly and…
“If you are going to eat three times a day until the day you die, why not be good...”
– Jamie Oliver @ The NYT Minimalist
“My hands were busy through the day,
I didn’t have much time to play
The...”
– Author Unknown 