About This Journal

Using This Journal Individually
Sustaining Simplicity: A Journal comes from the soul of one Christian—perhaps someone like you—whose self-reflective thoughts can give shape to your own. As you read the journal, consider these possibilities:

• Every so often, stop your reading in order to pray.
• Keep a journal of your own. Start with simple observations. “Profound” will come later.
• With someone you trust, engage in conversation about what you read and about your reactions.
• Walk through your home—or your life—to see places and ways you’d like to simplify, clarify or enjoy your life.
• Try on for size some of the lifestyle changes implied or invited in this book.
• For later reference or conversation, write into the book margins your comments, questions, joys or frustrations.
• Collect a small group of artifacts—see the book for examples—that summarize your life at its fullest, most joyful, most hospitable.
• Give the book to someone else, with an invitation for conversation.
• Visit another simplicity Web site.
• Join or start a simplicity group in your home, your church, your neighborhood