Not So Big Life
Making room for what really matters
What is a Not So Big Life?
A Not So Big Life is one in which you learn to listen to what your heart longs to do, and to integrate these passions into your everyday life. When you engage what you are truly passionate about, you are automatically present in what you are doing—you are showing up completely in each moment. Life becomes a natural expression of your true nature.
A Not So Big Life gives you more room to breathe and to engage the things you really love. You’ll find more vitality and meaningfulness, and that sense of being “at home” in your life.
About The Book
The Not So Big Life unveils a process for changing the way we live by fully inhabiting each moment of our lives and by showing up completely in whatever it is we are doing. Just as we can tear down interior walls of a house to open up space, The Not So Big Life shows us that we can tear down our fears, assumptions and conditionings in a way that opens us up to new possibilities so we can start passionately engaging the things we long to do. The Introduction provides a good orientation to the book.
The thinking mind sees the heart as dangerous, in fact, precisely because it moves to its own drummer, and dances a completely uninhibited dance.
- Sarah Susanka, The Not So Big Life
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Upcoming Not So Big Life Events
23 - 25January
2025
The Not So Big Life Year End Review Workshop
Online via Zoom
To be eligible for the Year End Review Workshop, you must first attend an Introductory Not So Big Life Workshop.
When:
Thurs., Jan. 23, 2025 at 4:30 pm EST to
Sat., Jan. 25, 2025 at 1:30 pm EST
Where:
Online via Zoom
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28 - 30August
2025
The Introductory Not So Big Life Workshop
Online via Zoom
Everyone is welcome!
When:
Thurs., Aug. 28, 2025 at 7:30 pm EDT to
Sat., Aug. 30, 2025 at 1:30 pm EDT
Sample workshop schedule (subject to change)
Where:
Online via Zoom
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