# The Simple Living Guide ![rw-book-cover](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41O4VU2agML._SL200_.jpg) ## Metadata - Author: [[Janet Luhrs]] - Full Title: The Simple Living Guide - Category: #books ## Highlights - The key word is not woods, it is deliberately. What the heck does that really mean? This one word, in my opinion, is the hallmark of a simple life. ([Location 83](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=83)) - Simple living is about living deliberately. That’s all. You choose your existence rather than sailing through life on automatic pilot. ([Location 88](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=88)) - Simple living is about making deliberate, thoughtful choices. The difference is that you are fully aware of why you are living your particular life, and that life is one you have chosen thoughtfully. ([Location 95](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=95)) - Living deeply means living consciously … being fully present, fully aware. If you buy a big house, you are fully aware of the yin and yang trade-offs involved. ([Location 105](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=105)) - This is the essence of simplicity … to live with full awareness and with passion. ([Location 120](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=120)) - Simplicity is not so much the outward trappings of your life; it is the inner you making decisions. ([Location 124](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=124)) - When we’re overscheduled, we become selfish, because our whole day is spent trying to catch up and our night is spent trying to recuperate. We all know where a selfish life leads: to isolation and loneliness. ([Location 264](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=264)) - As I began studying and thinking about simplicity, however, I realized where I lived and what I did were not necessarily the answer. ([Location 1434](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=1434)) - The real answer was whether I was at peace inside or not. If you’re peaceful inside, you can live anywhere. ([Location 1435](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=1435)) - The more still your outer environment becomes, the more aware you are of what’s going on inside. No more staying busy and running away from yourself. There you are. ([Location 1441](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=1441)) - “Wherever you go, there you are” also means that once you learn to find fulfillment on the inside, you will not have to look outside. You always have “you” with you, and you always can be “at home” right inside yourself, no matter where you are. ([Location 1490](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B00I763LDM&location=1490))