tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post6891136980862631688..comments2023-12-18T17:32:03.325+00:00Comments on Kindred of the Quiet Way: 730 things — Day 65 of 365 Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-91976777119393723762021-05-16T08:15:03.249+01:002021-05-16T08:15:03.249+01:00Ah, yes — sometimes here when they are in need of ...Ah, yes — sometimes here when they are in need of some more things for the shop, a charity will drop round a bag for us to fill if we have anything to give. They say a specific day when the van will be coming round to collect, and we leave the bag out on the step for them. They will also come and collect from us if we phone and ask them to. Handy for people on public transport. <br />Henri Nouwen — yes, a gentle and lovely soul.Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-81277652664803622322021-05-15T23:12:34.170+01:002021-05-15T23:12:34.170+01:00I am decluttering, for me it is mainly books and c...I am decluttering, for me it is mainly books and clothes and a charity is coming to my house today to pick up two bags of stuff. A beautiful way of life is L'Abri and Arche in Canada where Catholic priest Henri Nouwen lived and cared for a very handicapped (differently abled?) young man. He gave up teaching at Yale and Harvard to do this.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-92148380808577187102021-05-15T22:07:17.657+01:002021-05-15T22:07:17.657+01:00Ah, yes — it is precisely with minimalist solution...Ah, yes — it is precisely with minimalist solutions to things like laundry and cooking and cleaning that the details are interesting and informative — discovering the challenge is just relocated into someone else's life always feels so disappointing!Pen Wilcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818227904371811230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55532501364780143.post-57716349883234517682021-05-15T20:09:41.906+01:002021-05-15T20:09:41.906+01:00A friend of mine told her two daughters when they ...A friend of mine told her two daughters when they finished uni and started work that they could each leave ONE suitcase in her home. I have one box of books [daughter #2] and one large bag of baby equipment [daughter #1] but even the babystuff is going shortly as it will be needed again soon. I remember being very annoyed when I read that the writer David Thoreau 'living simply' by Walden Pond, used to take his washing home to his mother! I like Joshua Becker's take on minimalism, it chimes with the way I am thinking about my possessions...Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.com