simple days with bonnie rae

“There is nothing noble about being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.” Hindu Proverb Speeding up in order to slow down. It sounds like an oxymoron “chasing slow,” but it’s what I find myself doing. Speeding up and complicating my life in order to slow…

I was born and raised in a Hindu ashram. Some of you may have seen a Hollywood ashram in the movie Eat, Pray, Love. In the book and movie the ashram was a place of sacred reflection and meditation.  A place of hermitage and wisdom. An ashram is all of these things but it is…

Our physical space impacts us so much. If I am in a cluttered, untidy room I can’t concentrate. I either need to tidy or move to a new space to be productive or to relax. Cluttered technology does this to us as well. Most of us have smart phones that are meant to make our…

As I began to simplify my life I learned to simplify my home, my diet, and the products I use. I continue to discover new simple recipes for both beauty and home products, it has been a fascinating journey. My most recent discovery on this journey has been natural pet products. I have shared that…