Not So Big Life:
Link Recommendations
Not So Big Life Resources: Link Recommendations for Readers
Links Related to Chapters from the Book
Introduction
Read the Introduction for a good orientation to the book.
Chapter 1: Blueprint for a New Way of Living
Chapter 2: Noticing What Inspires You
Chapter 2 Your Turns and Exercise
Chapter 3: Identifying What Isn’t Working
Chapter 3 Your Turn and Exercise (includes the Time Orientation Questionnaire)
Affluenza – a one hour TV special that explores the high social and environmental costs of materialism and over-consumption.
Chapter 4: Removing the Clutter
Chapter 4 Your Turn and Exercise
Chapter 5: Listening to Your Dreams
Chapter 5 Your Turn and Exercise
The lunar eclipse photo gallery gives an idea of what Sarah describes when she writes about her profound lunar eclipse dream-come-true.
Powers of Ten Video as described in Chapter 5.
Astronomy Picture of the Day – each day a different image of our universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Chapter 6: Learning to See Through the Obstacles
Chapter 6 Your Turn and Exercise
Chapter 7: Improving the Quality of What You Have
Chapter 7 Your Turn and Exercise
Visit the Product Recommendations Page for links to interval timers
Chapter 8: Creating a Place and a Time of Your Own
Chapter 8 Your Turn and Exercise
Find links to meditation timers, benches, and cushions on the Product Recommendations Page
A Moment of Calm guided mediation from Beliefnet
Chapter 9: Proceeding Through the Construction Process
Chapter 9 Your Turn and Exercise
Chapter 10: Moving Into Your Not So Big Life
Chapter 10 Your Turns and Exercise
“Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time” (Episode 306, 1/13/06) from This American Life, from the section in Chapter 10 about intention.
Chapter 11: Maintaining Your Newly Remodeled Life
Chapter 11 Your Turn and Exercise (Includes the Year-End Ritual)
Chapter 12: Being at Home in Your Life
(No Your Turn or Exercise for this chapter)
Appendix: Owner’s Manual for Your Not So Big Life, Step by Step
Unpublished Chapters
Chapter 13: “The Key to Being the Change”
Deleted Chapter: “It’s About Time”
Deleted Chapter: “Why Time Drives Us Nuts”
Other interesting links
Magic Eye images allow you to see in three dimensions even though the image itself is printed on a two-dimensional page. This is a perfect analogy for how we can learn to see in a new dimension without changing the content of our lives. Click on the links below to explore.
Are you juggling too many balls?
Are you feeling boxed in?
Not seeing in 3D? Read these Magic Eye 3D viewing instructions, and then try again.
Veriditas – the World-Wide Labyrinth Locator
Audio
Coleman Barks reads his translations of Rumi, often with musical accompaniment. Some of Sarah’s favorites are Open Secret, What Was Said to the Rose, and Five Things to Say.
Organizations
The Institute of Noetic Sciences
