Summer Celebrations! - National Simplicity Day

Sunday, July 12th

NATIONAL SIMPLICITY DAY

This holiday is celebrated each year to commemorate the life, times, and work of American philosopher, environmentalist, and abolitionist, Henry David Thoreau. Thoreau was a proponent of living simply -- ridding your life of unnecessary material possessions and focusing on the elements of your life that are most important to you.

Ways To Celebrate:

1. Do some decluttering. Go through your home and determine what items are really important and what pieces are just taking up space. Take whatever falls into the latter category and donate it.

2. Go outside and experience nature. Unplug from digital devices and experience the beauty and simplicity of the world around you.

3. Explore the Films on Demand Database (PVCC username and password required), which features over 200 videos about the works and life of Henry David Thoreau.

Recommended Ebooks:

• Walden and On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau
• The Quotable Thoreau edited by Jeffrey S. Cramer
• Radical Simplicity: Small Footprints on a Finite Earth by Jim Merkel
• Timeless Simplicity: Creative Living in a Consumer Society by John Lane