740: A Lighter, Simpler, More Beautiful Holiday by Allison Fallon with Becoming Minimalist

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🗓️ 20 December 2017

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Allison Fallon with Becoming Minimalist shares how and why to have a lighter, simpler holiday. Episode 740: A Lighter, Simpler, More Beautiful Holiday by Allison Fallon with Becoming Minimalist (A Minimalist Christmas - Simplicity). Joshua Becker and his family decided to live with fewer possessions after a conversation with his neighbor in 2008. As a result, they found a better way to live, centered on more important pursuits. Their story has been seen on the CBS Evening News, NPR, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal and countless media interviews around the world. Their books have sold in the tens of thousands. BecomingMinimalist.com is about their journey towards a rational approach to minimalism. It is about the joys and the struggles. It is about the lessons they have learned. It has inspired millions around the world. It is written to inspire you to intentionally live with less, and find more life because of it. The original post is located here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/simpler-holiday Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily episode 740, a lighter, simpler, more beautiful holiday.
0:06.8	By Allison Fallon with BecomingMinimalist.com and I'm Justin Malik, your very own personal
0:11.2	narrator.
0:12.2	Welcome to the podcast where blogs are read to you so that you can take a break from
0:15.8	staring at a screen.
0:17.5	Today's post comes from a guest author on becoming minimalist.
0:20.9	For now let's get right to her post and continue optimizing your life.
0:28.9	A lighter, simpler, more beautiful holiday by Allison Fallon with BecomingMinimalist.com.
0:36.3	Quote
0:37.3	When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things, not the great
0:41.7	occasions, give off the greatest glow of happiness.
0:45.7	Bob Hope
0:47.4	I believe it is possible to do less, buy less, cook less, work less, and even decorate
0:53.6	less, and still have a full, happy, satisfying, beautiful holiday season.
0:59.6	But in order to get there and stay there, we're going to have to focus on a few changes
1:03.9	of mindset.
1:05.4	Or at least I am.
1:07.2	The other day my husband and I were driving to an event together and out of nowhere he
1:11.0	asked, hey do you realize we've never bought each other Christmas presents?
1:15.4	Honestly when he asked that question my heart leapt a little.
1:18.5	I knew it was true but it sounded so harsh to say it outright like that.
1:22.7	In fact I found myself feeling a little embarrassed thinking of a million excuses for why this was
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