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These are a few of my (100) favourite things: The 100 thing challenge

I’ve been living between two homes recently. As they are over 100km apart and I travel by public transport most of the time, I’ve become very selective in what I lug between the two places in my backpack. It’s had me asking myself, “What physical possessions do I really need?” Kelly Sutton, over at The [...]

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“Simplify! Simplify! Simplify!”: Apparently Henry David Thoreau said …

Apparently Henry David Thoreau said, “Our life is frittered away by detail… Simplify, simplify, simplify! … Simplicity of life and elevation of purpose.” It’s hard to believe that lives could be complicated in Thoreau’s time (1870s I believe?). His statement, however, is ripe for our times and I have a hunch that the mantra of [...]

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