Originally Posted by
Williamsmith
Warning: Harsh Criticism
The concept of Living simply is mostly a by product of expanded leisure time for our society. It's not primarily driven by people's feelings that they are overwhelmed by the complexity of their relationship to other people and tangible things. Plenty of people live a simple life out of necessity and never dwell on the "complexity" of simple living.
I don't think simple livers can be evangelized. Therefore, I find the study group itself to be oxymoronic. No disrespect to the OP but perhaps leadership of a class like this is more about the leaders need for confirmation than the participants need for enlightenment.
Now, if this class is simply for social entertainment......as say a substitute for church or going to the movies....well that's hunky dory. Carry on. And that would explain the high percentage of female participants. Men are not easily persuaded that sharing ones feelings or thoughts with others is productive in a competitive sense. Men are not as prone to "self improvement" as women.