With keeping in step with the simple life mentality, the book is a loose-leafed, large print, VERY easy to read book which shares Roger's desire for others to enjoy living that simple life! Below is an exert from some of his writing: 

"Most people long for such a sense of simplicity and tranquility, however much to their dismay, few ever find it. Each and every day millions of people longingly dream of a simpler, more relaxed, less pressured life that they may enjoy but it seems that those desires and wishes continue to fade farther from view with the passing of each and every day...eluding their grasp until those dreams and desires of a simpler life can no longer be seen...like the tail-lights of a fast moving car which passes in the night; tail lights fading from view until they are seen no more! 

Many who long for the days where they could actually be living out scenes from the simpler times of shows like "Little House on the Prairie" or "The Walton's" seem to find themselves living out scenes from "Survivor" or "The Amazing Race"; always struggling to survive...(and hopefully win?); or always on the move to get to the next place...(and hopefully win?); either way, ultimately becoming so focused on "surviving" or "finishing" that they end up missing the beauty of life and the beauty which surrounds them.

There are waaaaaay too many folks who find themselves simply going in circles; like riding a merry-go-round at a county fair or a roller coaster at an amusement park...either going round and round in a circle or on a track that goes through the exact same motions...time after time after time after time...but never going anywhere...never getting anywhere. Although their efforts to make a living and get ahead are considered valiant and definitely noble in anyone's eyes, the dilemma is that while folks are busy making a living...few are actually making a "life". Caught up in the notion that life has to be about getting more, having bigger and better, larger advancements and gathering "stuff".

Unfortunately many people have traded "quality for quantity"...gaining more but having less.

There are ways to stop the merry-go-round or roller coaster ride, to get off and actually begin to enjoy a ride which will take you to places that one truly enjoys! It's called "getting back to the basics"; it's called "Intentional Simplicity"; it's called "enjoying life"...rather than "enduring life". It's called living "THE SIMPLE LIFE"!

I heard it said that there are 4 basic steps to change:
1. Information - Be informed of options and ideas to stimulate a change in thinking.
2. Application - Apply what is learned and experienced to help facilitate the change.
3. Dedication - Be determined to follow through with what one knows to be true.
4. Transformation - Enjoy the "fruit of your labor". 

Our personal motto, theme, mantra (or whatever you wish to call it) has always been: