Comments on: Manly minimalism begins with goals http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/ For a well-considered visual environment Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: pcNielsen http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14047 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:03:01 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14047 It’s not in my feed reader yet, although I don’t think this is the first time I’ve run across The Art of Manliness blog. I’ve been very selective with what I’ve added (and kept) in my reader as this post suggests.

And FWIW, you and Jim and Julie are still there, and will so remain!

]]> By: Tim J. http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14044 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:29:01 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14044 Can’t believe I hadn’t added The Art of Manliness to my blogroll before, but I’ve remedied that, now.

That was a terrific article. I think we Christians badly need to figure out how to live a lifestyle distinguished from the cultural consumerism around us, and we need to make our lives different enough for it to be clearly obvious to anyone looking. There is something to the Amish simplicity, but we needn’t follow their pattern.

BTW, I’ve been praying the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and I had to order the book… just couldn’t get used to the computer.

]]> By: pcNielsen http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14043 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:56:17 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14043 I have noticed some repetition, and do like the language. Let me know when you find a book that combines the two!

]]> By: Julie http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14040 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:55:20 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14040 My hat is off to you, sir. The opening quote’s always given me pause. Dance lightly, hold loosely, drink deeply – if I may say so, myself. I look forward to giving your entire post further well-deserved thought.

]]> By: jim janknegt http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14039 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:09:52 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14039 If you have the Catholic Divine Office, I agree, it is extremely hard to figure out. I found that once someone gave me a brief education about the book I could sit down with the Universalis site, which puts everything in the proper order, and it would confirm if I was doing it right in the book. I can now do morning and evening prayer with confidence. The thing I like about it more than the Anglican book of common prayer is that there is a lot more variety in the prayers. Where as the BCP is pretty much the same thing every day. I wish the language of the BCP could be magically moved over to the Catholic Divine Office. You can’t beat the Anglicans for the proper and poetic use of the English language.

]]> By: pcNielsen http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14038 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:04:04 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14038 I might prefer a book (we have two Books of Common Worship we bought in the past year), but having the liturgy already laid out means that I actually give it some attention. One of the books we can’t make heads or tails of anyway. Seems like you need a degree just to figure out how it’s organized.

]]> By: jim janknegt http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14037 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:00:27 +0000 http://theaestheticelevator.com/2009/10/12/manly-minimalism-begins-with-goals/#comment-14037 Here is another link for praying the divine office: http://www.universalis.com/today.htm It is also available for iPhone.

I do the morning office but I use a prayer book. I can’t get use to praying in front of a computer.

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