Simplicity, Beauty, and Happiness Go Together

“Simplicity, beauty, and happiness go together if they are a by-product of a concern for something more important than ourselves.”

— Elise Boulding, 1953
Quaker sociologist and writer

Have concern for something more important than yourself.

How do beauty, art, and leisure fit into your ideas of simplicity?

When you think of simplifying your life, what are you making space for?

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Elise Boulding

Elise M. Boulding (July 6, 1920 – June 24, 2010) was a Norwegian-born American Quaker sociologist, activist, and author. She was a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies.

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