To me, voluntary simplicity means integration and awareness in my life.

The essence of voluntary simplicity is living in a way what is outwardly simple and inwardly rich.

Simplicity of living means meeting life face to face. It means confronting life clearly, without unnecessary distractions. It means being direct and honest in relationships of all kinds. It means taking life as it is.

I consciously started to live simply when I started to become conscious.

Simplicity means to choose ways of living that touch the Earth more lightly and that reduce our ecological footprint.

If the material consumption of a fraction of humanity is already harming the planet, is there an alternative path that enables all of humanity to live more lightly upon the Earth while experiencing a higher quality of life?

Our life is frittered away by detail Simplify, simplify.” Or, as Plato wrote, “In order to seek one’s own direction, one must simplify the mechanics of ordinary, everyday life.