THE HEART OF DOWNSIZING
Next week I am submitting a treatment for my new book on downsizing to a very savvy agent in NYC and am asking for YOUR input if you have 5 minutes and some curiosity.
My book will not merely be a common sense guide to downsizing, as there are quite a few good books on that topic already. My book will be more about the "inner experience" and what there is to learn about life and ourselves from the effort.
Below is a list of possible chapters for the book. I'd love your input. Do any of these sing to you? Are there any other chapters you would like me to include?
1. CONSUMERISM: I Have, Therefore I Am
2. IMPERMANENCE: All Things Must Pass
3. LETTING GO: The Art of Lightening Your Load
4. VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY: When Less Is More
5. GIFTING: Nothing is Created or Destroyed, Only Transformed
6. DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS: How to Begin
7. NEED VS. WANT: Getting Down to the Basics
8. THE YOGA OF DOWNSIZING: Shedding Light on Your Self
9. ONE DOOR CLOSES, ANOTHER OPENS: Creating the Next Chapter of Your Life
10. CHOOSING: Toss, Sell, Give, Keep, or Store?
11. KEEPING THE ELATION IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP: How to Keep Your Marriage Together When Letting Go of Stuff
12. DOWNSIZING WISDOM OF THE AGES: What the Great Spiritual Traditions Have to Say the Material World
13. YOUR DOWNSIZING GAME PLAN: 10 Simple Steps to Moving On With Your life
Bottom line, I see this book as a way to talk about some pretty BIG LIFE PRINCIPLES we all need to eventually deal with -- and I want to do so in a way that is accessible, entertaining, and meaningful to people. "Downsizing" merely becomes the catalyst for us to look into the mirror of our lives (not to mention our basement, garage, and closets).
One of my goals is to get a sizable advance, so I can let go of my various day job projects and really focus on the writing. Towards that end, I will be launching a GoFundMe campaign soon. I will post that link here in the hopes that you will be willing and able to become part of my grassroots effort to fund the writing and marketing of the book. It takes a village.
The working title of the book? THE HEART OF DOWNSIZING: When It's Time to Lighten Your Load.
NOTE: The book will also include short, real-life stories from my life to further paint the picture. Here's an example.
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