Category Archives: simplicity

Posted on February 27, 2024 by little wren

The highest art is the art of living an ordinary life in an extraordinary manner. ~Tibetan proverb

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Posted on August 4, 2023 by little wren

What if I accept that all I really want is a small, slow, simple life. A mediocre life. A beautiful, quiet, gentle life. I think it is enough. ~Krista O’Reilly-Davi-Digui

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Posted on March 13, 2022 by little wren

Try to rest from seeking answers today. The seeking itself pushes away what is sought.Be naked without answers in the first light of morning:In your rush to be There, you forgot to be Here. ~Jeff Foster

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Posted on August 1, 2021 by little wren

Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself. ~ Yogananda

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Posted on May 16, 2021 by little wren

The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. ~Socrates

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Posted on April 7, 2021 by little wren

I love walking in the woods, on the trails, along the beaches. I love being part of nature. I love walking alone. It is therapy. One needs to be alone, to recharge one’s batteries. ~Grace Kelly

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Posted on September 5, 2020 by little wren

Solitude is for me a fount of healing which makes my life worth living. Talking is often torment for me, and I need many days of silence to recover from the futility of words. ~Carl Jung

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Posted on June 22, 2020 by little wren

To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit oneself to too many projects, to want to help everyone in everything, is to succumb to the violence of … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 17, 2020 by little wren

The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely. ~Louisa May Alcott

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Posted on May 1, 2019 by little wren

My actions are my only true belongings. ~Thich Nhat Hanh

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