Comments on: How I Live My Simple Life.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 16:49:12 +0000

Great site…. I put on “Get Simply” workshops often… and love to connect with others that opt for the ‘simple life’.

By: David

David — Tue, 10 May 2011 22:21:27 +0000

Check out some of the books over on the right hand side of the site, I think they are all great.

By: gary

gary — Mon, 09 May 2011 09:31:28 +0000

hello my name is gary from the uk .while walking my dogs along my local canal towpath i couldnt help but notice how much equipment the anglers had they had various poles nets stands boxes etc and i asked myself what was wrong with a simpl rod and bait ,which got me thinking wy was life not simple anymore ? and this brought me to your site.i am married with 2 sons aged 18 and 20 they are by no means spoiled but we have given them the nice clothes etc and surely if i want to make changes to my life i cannot do it by myself but as a family have u any advice for us and can u recommend a good book i can read on how to get a simple life thanks gary

By: Rachiru

Rachiru — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 10:35:21 +0000

Spend less, think less, change your thinking, be more gratitude will lead to a more simple life i believe. No harm trying…. give yourself a week or two to try this perhaps a month… if you can do it why not continue….. best of luck city people

By: Edward

Edward — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:10:21 +0000

I once had it all and lost it when the market tanked. I have Soc. Sec and very little money left, I would love to find a place with my dog to live, but I am not handy and If I love to a rural setting what do I do for the additional money. You spend 1000 on rent I could not do that, so what can you suggest ?

By: David

David — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:21:25 +0000

Glad you like the site, thanks so much.

By: Christian George Acevedo

Christian George Acevedo — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 05:52:01 +0000

Hello! I’ve been reading this very blog for the nth time since I stumbled upon it in 2008. Frankly speaking, I have never stopped wanting to read this post again and again. I am just amaze at the way you live. You live a simple life and yet you’re happy. I want to live like that too. I used to teach but after my teaching contract ended last Dec. I began freelancing as a writer.I was able to gain control of my time without ever worrying for money. I pay my bills out of my writing gigs and I am happy! I may not be that stickin’ rich but the happiness and contentment I have out from controlling my own time and living a unpretentious life is by far better than earning big bucks. Thanks to this post! It’s an eye opener. Hope to read more from you!

By: Vyoma

Vyoma — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:54:35 +0000

Can i befriend u? I wish to write a short story on u. Hi, by the way, meet me, I too am a writer by profession and into the industry since past 4 years.

By: Mohammad Shahzeb Khan

Mohammad Shahzeb Khan — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:16:59 +0000

David you are an inspiration! I have to thank my friend Elvan for sharing this blog with me. This is my first ever post to any blog in past 10 years i believe. I just couldn’t resist saying “thank you very much” i so want to share this with my wife.

Shahzeb.

By: ruzcarmen di romo

ruzcarmen di romo — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:27:26 +0000

Cool stuff going here. Happy to note you’ve chosen to live in rural Mexico. As my family have lived in a few countries for many years now, I often wondered how it would be to live in a good city in the US instead of moving about every few years. Then I look at my life wherever I’m at (between Cambodia and Philippines now), and just feel so good to be here. Sure it would be nice to be surrounded by Americans, be closer to family and get all the “technologies” and “insulated” life my peers in the US experience. But if I chose to, I could get all that wherever my family resides. The best thing about CHOOSING to live simply is that you don’t feel you’re depriving yourself. Rather it’s giving yourself the basic needs AND having the freedom from any worldly, materialistic, skewed treatments of life. The true Asian cultures, not the “westernized” ones I do see today in most cities and towns here, are like that. They live simply, laugh more and have good relationships with people. They need not party or ride cars or go to fastfoods a lot. But their simple but happy life is so infectious, it opened my eyes, too. So now, wherever we’re headed to next, it doesn’t matter where, just not troublesome regions. Me and my family has made the choice to LIVE SIMPLY and LIVE WELL. But we also chose to love Phnom Penh, Zambales, Palawan and Rangoon. Just that simple.