The Art of Living a Simple Life
Using balance, acceptance, gratitude, and self-awareness to find lasting joy.
Wherever you are in the world right now, take a minute to pause whatever you are doing and just be.
Deep breath.
Appreciate whatever beauty is in front of your eyes. A brick building, a worn wooden table, a maple tree in your backyard, your coworker’s smile, the steam from your morning coffee.
Now focus your attention on these words. Simplicity is a gift and virtue, if only we remain conscious enough to not let it slip away. Allow me to unpack the art of living a simple life.
Are you frustrated or tired?
It happens. The wonder of life is the full range of the senses and emotions that you are gifted with, along with your capacity to grow and experience positive change over time.
But doubt and discontent can easily creep in and spoil your spirit. You become frustrated or tired and start drifting through a fog. You can easily be overwhelmed by life’s demands of providing for a family, a frenetic career, or even being shoved into ‘survival mode’ with financial, medical, or relational emergencies. “No man is an island,” says John Donne, but it can be easy to become trapped in your little bubble.
