• Lightly

  • How to Live a Simple, Serene & Stress-Free Life
  • By: Francine Jay
  • Narrated by: Casey Turner
  • Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (594 ratings)

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Lightly

By: Francine Jay
Narrated by: Casey Turner
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Publisher's summary

Do you ever feel like life is weighing you down? Like the stuff in your home, the to-dos in your schedule, the worries in your heart are too much? Make "lightly" your mantra, one lovely little word to live by, and transform your life.

There's no shortage of decluttering books on the market, but Lightly is different. It goes beyond decluttering - far beyond - to uplift your thoughts, your actions, every moment and aspect of your life.

Learn how to lighten:

  • Your stuff: create a serene space with your favorite things
  • Your step: consume less and live in harmony with the Earth
  • Your stress: be less busy and breeze through your days
  • Your spirit: clear emotional baggage from your mind and heart

Lightly is like a recipe book for minimalism, designed so you can dip into it anytime for advice and inspiration. Whether you want to clear out a closet, free up some time, or get rid of a nagging guilt, you can listen to the relevant section for the help you need.

What's more, Lightly is a complete philosophy of life. When you're tempted by an impulse purchase, trying to resist a chocolate donut, or struggling to say no to another obligation, all you have to remember is one word - "lightly" - to boost your resolve and make beautiful choices. It doesn't get any easier than that.

With this book, Francine Jay makes minimalism more doable and delightful than ever. In just minutes a day you can cast off the weight, and glide through life more lightly and gracefully.

©2019 Francine Jay (P)2019 Audible, Inc.

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LOVE

This book is a combination of all things I love. A simplistic life, less stress, and it is therapeutic. I love the message of this book, it is beautifully written. I can't wait to read it again. Highly recommend.

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This is a book that covers all aspects of human life

Francine, J has done a remarkable job covering all aspects of life in her little book here. I thoroughly enjoyed her insights her recommendations, her care and heartfelt wisdom. This is a book that everyone regardless of age. I’m so grateful I stumbled across this little jewel on Audible.

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New Religion

Simplicity and minimalism at a grand scale that can impact the world and the human race astronomically in the long run. A good read.

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I'm So In Love With This Book

Thank You Francine for writing this wonderful book..It has change the way I think and act towards many tangible and non tangible things in my life..huggs

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Helpful, essential, kind and beautifully told

I absolutely loved this book—in part, because the narration is so well done. Casey Turner brings the right energy to Francine Jay’s philosophy. If you have even a passing interest in living more “lightly”—more thoughtfully, more mindfully, more balanced, more unencumbered, then you must listen to this book. Peace, fellow mammals!

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Nice

It has some very helpful advice for the person as a whole on having less clutter in our lives - more than just materialistic. For example, how to be kind to people, ourselves, the environment, and the world. I felt like it was repetitive at times and would skip through sections that didn’t apply to my life. Overall, a nice book and would recommend to several people.

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Did not like the narrator!

This is a good book but I found the way the narrator was reading very distracting. It was way too breathy with strange inflection changes that sounded as if the sentence was ending in the middle instead of at the end. The important points the author was trying to make got totally lost in this weird narration. Could not finish listening to the end!

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book was directed to woman

The narrator almost put me to sleep. I know it's suppose to relaxing but it's too relaxing if that makes sense. Over the book has good points and I'm glad I heard it.

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Loved it.

I feel very inspired to live lightly in every area of life. I loved it.

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Lacked a story to engage the reader

I have read a couple of books on minimalism and I felt this one was just like a short summary of things to focus on when becoming a minimalist, but it didn’t really engaged the reader and lack a story behind it

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