"What if we managed to live on less, instead of struggling to earn as much as possible in order to live?" Jules Renard
"I have simple tastes, I settle for the best." Oscar Wilde
PROMISE LITTLE TO AVOID "SOAP BALLS"
"He who makes heavy promises will be the first to keep his word." Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Keep your promises, or better yet, don't promise anything. It is often harder to keep what you promised than to promise. Otherwise, how will you have believed? Trust is like a boat, once drilled it doesn't matter the size of the hole.
Following a study conducted on the topic of happiness, it was found that people who keep their promises are three times happier than others.
THE REALLY RICH TRAVEL IN "ECONOMY" CLASS
"Live like a poor man and think like a rich man." Andy Warhol
The truly rich, who know the value of money, do not debase themselves to show off. He prefers to travel in "economy" class and offer his friends, on special occasions, a noble wine. Which they will remember for a long time. Money should be used for education, travel, life experiences, and as little as possible for the accumulation of material goods...
CLOTHES: THE ART OF DRESSING WITH LITTLE
"Elegance is not displayed, it is worn." Bottega Veneta
To get dressed we need a few things: a jacket and a pair of trousers or a skirt, a few pieces of underwear, a coat, a bag and shoes. A dozen or so well-thought-out basics, smartly accessorized with bargain-bought pieces, will suffice for someone who doesn't intend to show off. And an impeccable outfit and a well-groomed figure can be perfectly complemented with a noble spirit.
DON'T TRY TO CONTROL THE UNCONTROLLABLE
"Everyday life involves many sources of stress: traffic jams, naughty children, queues at shops, etc. Stressed people want to control even the smallest details of their existence, but without succeeding. Because it is impossible for them to come to terms with their own chaos.” Jon Kabat-Zinn
Why should we think that disorder and inconvenience rule our lives? When, in fact, that's exactly what life is - a vast mess, mixed with pleasure, but also with pain, and with happiness, and with fear and with trust. This is the conclusion reached by Jon Kabat-Zinn, inspired by the eternal Zorba the Greek. We live in an uncontrollable world whose generous surprises reveal its richness to us.
Author
Established in Japan for over twenty years, Dominique Loreau is imbued with the way of life of her adopted country, which is based on the Moins pour plus principle applied in all areas, from matter to spirit. Purify your soul, empty your closet, give up compulsive shopping, eat frugally, take care of your body, and only then will your spirit be happy. From the art of feeling good chez vous to the art of being happy en vous, Dominique Loreau transposes the principles of the East for the West, starting from the Japanese saying that: "Perfection does not consist in doing unusual things, but in doing ordinary things in an unusual way."