Simple Living Works! Late Fall ’23 ALERT In This Issue: Resisting the Commercialization of Christmas — DIY “Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway?” Essential Reading — Gaza, Israel, History – Commentary on yet another savage war in a war weary land [At the Intersection of Spiritual Formation and Prophetic Action by Ken Sehested] https://prayerandpolitiks.org/articles-essays-sermons/gaza-israel-history Alternatives’ 50th Year! Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Free ZOOM Forum Recent JEM Blogs Regional eNews SLW! Quarterly Digest MORE Worth Your Time Resisting the Commercialization of Christmas ..read more

Simple Living Works! 9/23 ALERT In This Issue: Alternatives’ 50th Year! Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Free ZOOM Forum Recent JEM Blogs Regional eNews SLW! Quarterly Digest MORE Worth Your Time Alternatives 50th Year! Yes, Alternatives started in 1973. Then it became Alternatives for Simple Living, and most recently Simple Living Works! It began as a protest against the commercialization of Christmas with the annual “Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway?” Then we expanded to promotion of year-round Simple Living. Now we publish all online, focusing on OverConsumption and OverPopulation as t ..read more

Simple Living Works! August ’23 ALERT In This Issue: Alternatives’ 50th Year! Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Free ZOOM Forum Recent JEM Blogs Regional eNews SLW! Quarterly Digest MORE Worth Your Time Alternatives 50th Year! Yes, Alternatives started in 1973. Then it became Alternatives for Simple Living, and most recently Simple Living Works! It began as a protest against the commercialization of Christmas with the annual “Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway?” Then we expanded to promotion of year-round Simple Living. Now we publish all online, focusing on OverConsumption and OverPopulatio ..read more

Simple Living Works! Summer ’23 ALERT In This Issue: Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Free ZOOM Forum Regional eNews SLW! Quarterly Digest MORE Worth Your Time Current Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Month 5*: Earth Care // Week 1: Reduce // Week 2: Reuse // Week 3: Recycle // Week 4: Restore Month 6*: Alternative Giving // Week 1: Contributions // Week 2: Volunteering // Week 3: More Alternative Giving // Week 4: Planning Christmas Festivals Early Month 7*: Money & Goods // Week 1: Green Business // Week ..read more

Simple Living Works! Spring ’23 ALERT In This Issue: Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Free ZOOM Forum Regional eNews SLW! Quarterly Digest MORE Worth Your Time Current Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Month 3*: Global Justice—Week 1: Language || Week 2: Hunger & Homelessness || Week 3: Peace/Non-Violence || Week 4: Advocacy/Boycotts Month 4*: Earth Care–Voluntary Simplicity Life Principle #5: Cherish the Natural Order–Week 1: Water || Week 2: Energy || Week 3: Chemicals & Waste || Week 4: Consumables Month 5*: Earth Care // Week 1: Reduce ..read more

Simple Living Works! Month 3 ALERT In This Issue: Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Free ZOOM Forum Regional eNews SLW! Quarterly Digest MORE Worth Your Time Current Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Month 2*: Celebrating More Responsibly— Week 1: Music/Worship || Week 2: Preparing for Lent, Easter and Other Spring Festivals || Week 3: Rites of Passage || Week 4: What Is ‘Enough’? Month 3*: Global Justice—Week 1: Language || Week 2: Hunger & Homelessness || Week 3: Peace/Non-Violence || Week 4: Advocacy/Boycotts I now send the link to the Nudge ..read more

Simple Living Works! Month 2 ALERT In This Issue: Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Free ZOOM Forum Regional eNews SLW! Quarterly Digest MORE Worth Your Time Current Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Month 2*: Celebrating More Responsibly— Week 1: Music/Worship || Week 2: Preparing for Lent, Easter and Other Spring Festivals || Week 3: Rites of Passage || Week 4: What Is ‘Enough’? Month 1*: Life Principles of Voluntary Simplicity — Week 1: Do Justice || Week 2: Learn from the World Community || Week 3: Nurture People || Week 4: Non-conform Fre ..read more

In This Issue: Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Free ZOOM Forum Regional eNews SLW! Quarterly Digest MORE Worth Your Time Current Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Month 12*: Responsible Celebrating (Advent) Week 1: Ten Tips for a Simpler, More Meaningful Christmas, #1-6 || Week 2: 10 Tips, #7-8 || Week 3: 10 Tips, #9-10+ || Week 4: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Holy Innocents Month 1*: Life Principles of Voluntary Simplicity — Week 1: Do Justice || Week 2: Learn from the World Community || Week 3: Nurture People || Week 4: Non-conform Freely I now sen ..read more

In This Issue: Simpler Living Daily Nudges Enhanced Free ZOOM Forum Regional eNews SLW! Quarterly Digest Current Simpler Living Daily Nudges Month 11* // Week 1: More Celebrating || Week 2: Preparations || Week 3: Unplug the Christmas Machine || Week 4: Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway? Month 12*: Responsible Celebrating (Advent) Week 1: Ten Tips for a Simpler, More Meaningful Christmas, #1-6 || Week 2: 10 Tips, #7-8 || Week 3: 10 Tips, #9-10+ || Week 4: Christmas, Kwanzaa, Holy Innocents I now send the link to the Nudges to arrive by the first of the m ..read more

In This Issue: Simpler Living Daily Nudges Free ZOOM Forum Regional eNews SLW! Quarterly Digest Current Simpler Living Daily Nudges Month 10*: Sustenance // Week 1: Food || Week 2: Recipes (from Developing Countries) & Food Preparation || Week 3: Sustainable Agriculture, Organic Farming || Week 4: Gardening Month 11* // Week 1: More Celebrating || Week 2: Preparations || Week 3: Unplug the Christmas Machine || Week 4: Whose Birthday Is It, Anyway? I now send the link to the Nudges to arrive by the first of the month. So, SAVE the link. I may update some N ..read more