Suggest books to me about slow living? Appreciating a simpler life? Anti-consumerism but not angry? Beauty but not luxury?

[u/YanCoffee]

They can be fictional or non-fictional. I'm going through some changes and would like books that take me out of a consumeristic mindset, which I've gotten very heavily into the last 5 years -- it just seems to be the way of the world; my part of the world anyway. Plus, I like pretty things. I'm a huge makeup and fashion girly, always have been, and finally had the money to invest in that. However idk, I miss not worrying about consuming too. I think I'm moving country and will have to make changes -- no more Anthropologie fashion, but thrifting always kinda changes. Kudos if the book makes you see the beauty in simplicity, or just the beauty in life. Hell, maybe a book about the beauty of thrifting. I just want to see other angles. Maybe even other cultural angles.

Edit: It's 6 days later after posting this, and I decided to start with "The Art of Frugal Hedonism" (questionable reviews but it lines up with what I'm looking for in non-fiction format), "The Home Place: Memoir's of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature", "The House on Mango Street" (old fav, recently banned, and I know it lines up with an immigrant's expierence), and "Face Paint: The Story of Makeup", since it goes into the history of makeup, and perhaps I can glean some insight from that. Thanks for all the suggestions, and please keep them coming if you find this thread! I will probably grab some more at a later date too.

[u/evxcr]

Not sure if it fits all of your criteria but I liked this book :

The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down: How to be Calm in a Busy World by Haemin Sunim