Spiritual Simplicity: Simplify Your Life and Enrich Your Soul - Hardcover

Yount, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0684838133 ISBN 13: 9780684838137

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1997

Synopsis

Growing in Faith shows us how simplifying our lives, feeding our souls, and increasing our capacity to offer and accept love are the keys to restoring our vitality and capacity for enjoyment. Simplifying is the first step toward taking charge of our own destinies.
The gift of simplicity, Yount reveals, is a limitless gift we can give ourselves again and again over a lifetime. The process takes some planning and motivation, but little labor. In fact, the simple life takes less effort because it clears away debris and allows us to concentrate our energy and attention on the things that bring us happiness. That modest effort will bring almost immediate results. We can simplify our lives at any age, a step at a time. All we need remember is to take just those steps that will both open up time for satisfaction and reduce the daily pressure to live up to others' demands on us.
Rest assured, taking charge will not turn us into control freaks. The more we clear away the clutter and distractions, Yount asserts, the more quickly we can let go of our reins and confidently enjoy life. That means nourishing our spirits - living not just from our heads but from our hearts and souls. Invariably, men and women who take steps to simplify their lives discover that their senses sharpen, their health improves, and they become at once less defensive and less aggressive in their dealings with others. They become more loving with their families, more compassionate with strangers, more forgiving of human nature, and more at peace with themselves.
Yount demonstrates not only how to simplify your life to make more time for yourself, but how to gain new and deeper satisfaction, greater control, and spiritual growth from the outset. Step by step, you will clear away the rubble that impedes your progress.

About this title

About the Author

David Yount, D.D., is a writer, lecturer, and daily television host. His syndicated column, "Amazing Grace," is read by more than three million Americans every week. The acclaimed author of Growing in Faith and Breaking Through God's Silence has been an award-winning newspaper editor and editorial writer, college, dean, foundation president, and seminary chairman. He lives in Montclair, Virginia, with his wife, twin kittens, and a Scottish terrier.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684838133
• ISBN 13: 9780684838137
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208