Financial Insecurity – A Question Box answer by Patricia Carlson. In our lack we are thrown back on the only true security we have.

Gift Person: Peace Pilgrim shows us that simplicity can be a powerful road to peace.

Lightening the Load – a poem by Francis Dorff, O. Praem. Gratefulness helps us shed the unnecessary burdens that hamper our journey.

The Monk in Us by Brother David Steindl-Rast. A child’s spontaneous play, our peak moments, and learning to let go:  All these experiences can open us up to the truth.

Prosperity by Patricia Carlson.  This essay explores the great prosperity given to us even when things – economic or personal – fall apart.

Gift Person: Dorothy Day lived a life of voluntary poverty to help “bring about the kind of society where it is easier to be good.”

Twenty-Seven Things by Meredith Jordan.  You can learn a lot about attachment and authenticity by paring down your life, twenty-seven items at a time.

Gift Person: Saint Francis of Assisi who had a life-long love affair with “Lady Poverty.”

Loaves and Fishes – a poem by David Whyte. Simple living is the art of discovering the abundance at your disposal.

Pink Cactus a letter by Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette. Have you ever experienced gratefulness through the lens of a single flower?

Dishwashing with Reverence: Ever wonder what gratefulness has to do with everyday chores?

The Price of Wholeness - by Brother David Steindl-Rast. "Is there a wholeness that goes beyond the point where the Buddha enters Nirvana?"

Noticing When Your Thoughts Argue with Reality
We show gratitude by learning to love what is, which naturally leads to loving action. By Byron Katie.

Running in the Rain, from the Rain, to the Rain
James Behrens offers us a glimpse of fearlessness in the storms of life.

Rabia Al-Adawiyya:  Selected Readings
Eighth-century Sufi saint Rabia prays, "Whatever you have apportioned to me of worldly things, give it all to my enemies; whatever in the world to come, give that to my friends.  For you are sufficient for me."

Piecin' a Quilt's Like Livin' a Life
Our gratitude is measured by what we do with what we're given, as Eliza Calvert Hall expresses in her down-to-earth quilt analogy.

Digging a Hole Big Enough to Sit In
The Seneca Nation's grateful philosophy emphasizes the meticulous care we need to offer our Earth. By Twylah Nitsch.

Finding My Religion - David Miller talks with Buddhist teacher, Cheri Huber, about how, no matter what our circumstances are, gratitude can flow from focusing on what we have.

A Problem of Riches - Chuck Collins, a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, looks at the critical changes our society needs which have been blocked by concentration of wealth.

Into Great Silence - Fred and Mary Ann Brussat review an extraordinary movie showing the lives of Carthusian monks in Grand Chartreuse near Grenoble, France:  lives of utter simplicity and great fullness.

Rural Studio - Architecture students learn to design homes for impoverished rural residents using donated, recycled, and salvaged materials.

The Simple Living Network offers a step-by-step guide for simplifying your life, discussion forums, news, books, audio and video tapes, eco-living tools, and much more.

The Hunger Site – Click here daily to offer a hungry person a cup of staple food.

Vegetarian Society - Looking for help and support in going and staying vegetarian?  Or simply want some delicious recipes that are kind to our Earth?  Here's a wonderful resource.  You may also want to read Thich Nhat Hanh's words on Eating for Peace.

The Most Amazing Photos in the Universe - These extraordinary photos from the Hubble telescope really put daily life in perspective.

The Story of Stuff - This 20-minute animated film explains in simple, powerful terms why our system of ever-accelerating production and consumption is unsustainable, unjust, and unfulfilling, and makes the case that it doesn't have to be this way.

The Wonder of It All - A presentation by Ralph Marston of photos, music, and meditations on our natural instinct towards wonder.

A Listening Heart: The Spirituality of Sacred Sensuousness, by Brother David Steindl-Rast, OSB.
Brother David challenges us to change our lives through gratitude for simple pleasures.

Seven Sacred Pauses, by Macrina Wiederkehr.
"'Time is money, and money is scarce.' All who are driven by this double misconception get squeezed into a frantic rat race. Wiederkehr shows you a way out:  the ancient art of returning again and again to the great Now that is beyond time." -- Br. David

The Soul of Money: Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Life, by Lynne Twist, a global activist, fundraiser, and ANGeL's esteemed Mentor. “The Soul of Money is a long overdue wake-up call for the transformation of ourselves and our world to peace, harmony and abundance for all.” -- Robert Muller
Former UN Assistant Secretary General
Co-founder, UN University for Peace in Costa Rica

The More With Less Cookbook, by Doris Janzen Longacre, Mary Emma Showalter, and Mary Beth Lind.
These 500 recipes from Mennonite kitchens help you eat better and consuming less of the world’s limited food resources.

Sustainable Planet: Solutions for the Twenty-First Century, by Juliet Schor and Betsy Taylor (editors)
Sixteen essayists give practical suggestions about consumer choices that allow us to live with dignity, beauty, and ecological awareness.

The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your Life and Our World, by John Robbins and Dean Ornish. "Well researched and lucidly written…this book is sure to spark discussion and incite readers to examine their food choices." (Publisher’s Weekly)