Simply This: Living an Uncomplicated Life

Ironically, it is hard to imagine a more fulfilling way to live.

describes what happens as a result: “our lives become about the struggle to keep up.” She continues, “To truly feel our experience with depth and presence, we would have to slow down a lot (which would make us less efficient consumers, students, workers, prisoners, soldiers…).”

When I was growing up, I was forced to play my role in an unrealistic standard of perfection at school, work, and church. This “do more” belief was passed on to me and my siblings by my parents and every adult in our lives, including our teachers. I remember being in elementary school doing homework and my father lovingly telling me that I had to a

Existence becomes overcomplicated when we submit ourselves to tasks or possessions without having a clear sense of their purpose. When we don’t properly know why we’re doing something, we don’t know how much of it we need in our life. Simplicity, therefore, can be defined as the result and precious fruit of clarifying our goals.

Life used to be simple, but today, with its myriad options, it has become too much plane for one person to fly. We all need a checklist.