.Today marks the first day of the Chinese New Year, which according to their lunar calendar is the Year of the Rabbit.
Well, I’d like to propose a special New Year for us minimalists: let’s make this the Year of the Butterfly.
Why? Let me explain with an excerpt from my book, The Joy of Less, A Minimalist Living Guide:
When we overconsume, we’re like bulls running through a china shop—leaving a destructive path of downed forests, dirty waterways, and overflowing landfills in our wake. In our quest for more goods and unfettered growth, we break the Earth’s fragile ecosystems, shatter the lives of indigenous peoples, and leave future generations to clean up the mess.… {Read more}