Spiritual Simplicity : Simplify Your Life and Enrich Your Soul

by David Yount

• ISBN13: 9780684846231
• ISBN10: 0684846233
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-24
• Publisher: Fireside

Summary

A practical guide to spiritual discovery through simplifying one's daily life, this book is written for men and women of all ages and beliefs who find the stresses of contemporary life to be overwhelming at times. Filled with inspirational anecdotes and practical exercises, "Spiritual Simplicity" provides suggestions to help readers learn how to live richer, more rewarding lives.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface:
The Simple Life

The Gift of Simplicity
Cut the clutter and save your soul

2.Getting Started
Practical steps to simplify your life

3.Your Daily Bread
Work to live instead of living to work

4.It¹s a Wonderful Life
Live for yourself, then for others

5.Seek Solitude
Make peace with yourself

6.Body and Soul
Enjoy life¹s simple pleasures and refresh your spirit

7.Loving
Share the gifts of simplicity with others

8.Believing
Find faith in yourself and beyond

9.Reflecting, Meditating, Praying
Get outside of yourself

10.Time Out
Retreat to nourish your spirit

Resources:

Sanctuaries
Where to Go to Find Your Soul