The Quest....

The Quest is an ideal. A Pie in the Sky notion, really. A simple life. The kind you read about in Buddhist magazines or the kind of "lifestyle" for wealthy people who have the time and money to be "-less".  The Quest for less, to me, is finding a way to meld those simplistic ideals with a life. A real one. With cars, and bills, and jobs - how do you Feng Shui your life? 

My Quest began some time ago. A serious illness. A major surgery. A vow. It really started with the realization that I had been sick for some time, years really, and didn't even know it. In my drive to become a psychologist, to help people become more self aware, healthy, I had lost touch with..well, me.

Facing surgery was scary. Facing the fact that I needed to make some "MAJOR LIFE CHANGES" was terrifying. So, I had the surgery. Recovered. And decided that I had always wanted to take a yoga class. April of 2008. First yoga class. Healing Yoga in Douglassville. Dorian. Ahhh... It was truly "love at first Ohm".  I had done my research, my father's daughter all the way, and discovered that a gentle and healing class would be for me, post-surgery. In addition, Dorian has a counseling background, so I felt that it would be a class with greater focus on the principles of yoga, instead of a vigorous class that just tried to twist you into a pretzel. 

For the first class, Dorian said she could see that I really connected with Yoga, and I do. I have studied yoga over the last two years, and continue to learn.  But the real experiment will begin tomorrow - we have decided to "downsize".  We have three families' worth of "stuff", and with the possibility of a move looming, the thought of moving it all is overwhelming to say the very least. Tomorrow, we begin the Quest for Less.....

Stay tuned.

The Quest for Less....

My name is Michelle. I am searching. Searching for less. Yes, that's right...LESS. Less chaos, less stuff, less confusion, and, while we're at it, less of me. In my quest for a happier life, I am struck by the recurring theme of "less is more". And not in that tounge-in-cheek way either. But in the way that I am coming to realize that a simplified life is one that can lead to great things. Through this site, I hope to share what I have learned about keeping things simple, and also to bring you along on my journey - quest, if you will, to push the boundary of - less.