So anyone who hasn't been living in a cave (and who, hence, is already on the ball) has heard about the simple living movement. On and off in various guises, with Thoreau as an early adopter, simple living seems to come up everywhere. Of course, there's that infamous magazine, Real Simple, which, in actuality, has very little to do with simplicity and a lot to do with spending one's presumably large disposable income.
A more genuine approach can be seen in books such as ; ; and .
The primary tenets of the simple living movement are to have less, use less, and want less. So many of our 'needs' are really wants in disguise. When it comes down to it, what do you really truly need? Food, shelter, clothing...not much, is it? So why is my house full of stuff? That is my question. My answers may be different than yours; we shall see.
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I had the same response to Real Simple magazine - it's really not about simple living at all.
It's so nice to see it acknowledged in public that Real Simple has very little to do with Simple Living and everything to do with rampant consumerism!
One of the categories cluttering my house is books on simple living and clutter clearing. Ironic.
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