In a nutshell, he teaches us to live in harmony with nature. To live simply. To not be greedy or gluttonous. "Let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand... and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail."
I'm not going to lie and tell you that I've always had it glued together, following Henry's advice to the tee, living simply and without complications. I've had credit card debt go wild - I've multi-tasked at times, playing in two or three bands at once, two or three part time jobs, juggling like a wild woman, running from one task (or dream) to another. But, as I get older, and hopefully wiser, I'm learning the beauty of keeping it simple. I don't buy things I don't need. I don't buy things I can't afford. I keep it simple. Life is not a race to see who's going to win, it's an amazing journey and every day I get to live on this planet is a great gift.
My husband and I have always talked about having children, but not in the way that most might think. We wanted to have creative children. Projects. Books. Screenplays. Music, etc. We wanted to leave this world with meaningful co-productions but the years flew past and we just kept putting things off. Until this year! We now have six children (books). Our most recent is "Quotable Thoreau". And, as you can imagine I am very excited to announce its arrival! I hope I can introduce (or re-introduce) his works to many people with this book.
If you would like to read a free sample - or buy the e-book please click on one of the links below. (Hopefully it will be available in print soon too.)
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the Life you imagined."
Henry David Thoreau
Many thanks to my friend and talented musician Carolyn Downie for taking the photo of Walden Pond which graces the cover of the book.
