Author Archives: Neil
Principles Don’t Die
I recently read an about how minimalism is dead or the minimalist movement or whatever. I thought this was interesting because I learned a bit about minimalism from the author in his earlier writings. But what I never saw coming … Continue reading
Got Freedom?
In days of yore there was a theory that you could be free, even if in chains. This concept implied that if you were imprisoned due to persecution you could still be devoted to your beliefs, possessing an inner freedom … Continue reading
The Detached Minimalist
As I read the blogs of fellow minimalists, I mentally drool at their abilities to reduce their possessions to a minimal number of things. But reflecting on Having & Being it occurred to me that there is something else at … Continue reading
Don’t Use the Shotgun
Do you ever wonder where the time went? I know I do sometimes and to me this means I’ve been living on autopilot. While to some this may not be a problem, to me it is. We’ve all heard countless … Continue reading
Having versus Being
When we think about our orientation towards life it can be boiled down to two modes: Having or Being. I believe there can also be an area in between although the goal is towards being rather than having. ‘Having’ is … Continue reading
