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Make Slow Living Part of Your Everyday!"Slow Living is a work of art...I observed a sense of calm within myself as I read its pages and appreciated the beautiful pictures." —Andrea Henkels, author of Herman Heals His Heart
Living peacefully is within reach if you slow down your life. With Slow Living, you too can embrace simple living and mindfulness for peace-induced days!
Looking for peace and happiness? Book a personal reading hour with Slow Living, your guide on how to slow down your life and live peacefully. Helena Woods, author and creator of popular YouTube channel Simple Joys, reveals the wisdom she has learned by moving abroad from the US and living a slower life in France. With beautiful prose and original photography, she provides inspiration and guidance to create a simple living environment wherever you are.
Slow Living is for anyone looking to simplify life. Personal growth books for women tend to leave out men and children, but this book was intentionally crafted with everyone in mind! If you're looking for how to improve yourself and how to get into simple living, then this is the guide for you! For many, a slow European lifestyle seems out of reach, but with the direction in this book, readers are able to craft this lifestyle for themselves anywhere, anytime.
Inside, you'll find:
Ways to value quiet moments, which bring simple joys to your life
How slow living takes root when less becomes more in your home
A guide on how to simplify your everyday life for mental clarity
How to create routines that enrich your mind and feed your soul
If you like books for homebodies or if you enjoyed Slow, Essentialism, or Simple Pleasures, you'll love Slow Living.
Contents
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS SLOW LIVING
The myths of slow living + productivity
How we've been taught to be happy
What we've been taught to believe success is
We need to define our own success
CHAPTER 2 THE FOUNDATION
What we learn from death—your time matters/your life is valuable!
Your Core Values
CHAPTER 3 SIMPLICITY
Essentialism
Boundaries
Work + Worth
Don't turn your want-tos into have-tos
The Energy We Consume: cut back/digital detox (and physical stuff)
Silence
Chapter 4 SLOW LIVING HABITS
The Importance of Slow Routines: Morning & Evening Routines
Stop thinking you need to respond ASAP
The importance of time in nature
LEISURE TIME
French Lifestyle (silence, quiet, focus on rest & enjoyment)
Pleasure > Perfection
Self-Care & Pampering
Ambition while living slowly
Efficiency and productive living
Presence and Meditation
CHAPTER 5 APPRECIATING THE SIMPLE JOYS
Inspiration of children and importance in having fun / lightness
The power in seeing life big-picture (zoom out)
Follow your excitements
CHAPTER 6 CONNECTING WITH YOUR INTUITION
Intuition vs the ego
Losing our connection with ourself.
Other people: listening to others
Be Your Own Influence: Self-sovereignty
Your multifaceted self
Developing trust and connection with yourself.
How to access the inner voice (breathing, gut, presence)
Chapter 7 GOING BEYOND
Allowing What Is
Surrender
Stoicism
Nonattachment - stop trying to force things. Thirsty energy.
Patience & Trust: trusting the divine timing of your life
Resilience
CONCLUSION
