Simplify Life

Most of us struggle to simplify life. There is a reason we struggle. We get caught up in the processes of life and make living something it’s not: hard.

We don’t intentionally make living hard. But, we are surrounded by too much information, we expect changes to happen instantly and we put unrealistic expectations on ourselves. That is what makes living hard.

For example, you want to simplify life. You click on over to Google. Type in “how to simplify life” and instantly you have half a million ideas. You click and read, click and read, click and.. your enthusiasm has changed to confusion and indecision. You now have so many ideas you don’t know where to start. You may be overwhelmed with the possibilities and unable to focus, or you just may perceive yourself as incapable of accomplishing “all that”. So you don’t even try.

Another challenge lies in our minds. In this world of “I need it now” we expect results of our actions to be instant. We expect the clutter to disappear, our time to be free and our life to be perfect within weeks. This is an unrealistic expectation. Clutter has a way of creeping back. Time has a way of vanishing and life is so unpredictable, perfection is an illusion.

A simple life does not revolve around unrealistic expectations. Nor will simplicity appear instantly, unless of course you are ready to embrace the simple things.