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Book

Slow : simple living for a frantic world

Call Number

  • 158.1 M4695 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, Inc., [2018]

Physical Description

xix, 262 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 21 cm

Summary

"Are you constantly striving to keep up with life's busy expectations? It's easy to feel consumed with the desire to "succeed" and "acquire" and miss the simple opportunities waiting for you to slow down: a walk in the forest, sharing laughter with family, a personal moment of gratitude...Slow provides practical advice and fascinating insights into: messiness to mindfulness, decluttering to de-owning, asking why to asking where to now? Slow is an invitation to live, not just to exist."--Page 4 of cover.

Notes

"Originally published as Slow in 2017 in Australia by Allen & Unwin"--Title page verso.

Contents

  • Start with why
  • Declutter
  • De-own
  • Mindfulness
  • Disconnect to reconnect
  • A cabin in the woods
  • Wobbly balance
  • The art of the backslide
  • Where to now?
  • Further inspiration.

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