Nothing Left Over: a Plain and Simple Life

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PRAISE FOR NOTHING LEFT OVER; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; ONE -- Teach Me What Life Is For; TWO -- Taking Stock; THREE -- How Much Is Enough?; FOUR -- At Play; FIVE -- Nothing Unnecessary; SIX -- Do It Now; SEVEN -- The Company We Keep; EIGHT -- Giving Attention; NINE -- Offer No Resistance; TEN -- The Habit of Truth; ELEVEN -- What Nourishes Us; TWELVE -- A Balancing Act; THIRTEEN -- Law and Order; FOURTEEN -- Traveling Light; FIFTEEN -- In Conclusion; Afterword; About the Author; PRAISE FOR CAUGHT IN THE ACT: REFLECTIONS ON BEING, KNOWING, AND DOING.;Toinette Lippe is a woman whose wisdom is as deep as it is unassuming."? Brother David Steindl-Rast, O.S.B. This book on?interior housekeeping" illuminates the true measure of a life lived in terms of usefulness and integrity rather than accomplishment or possessions. With subtle wit, wonderfully evocative language, and clear-eyed wisdom gleaned from her own experience, Toinette Lippe teaches us how to discern what is essential and let go of what is not. Her brilliant meditation shows us how to move through the day with elegant economy and grace.?Toinette Lippe has us.