Simplify, one of my
favorite words, one of my favorite actions.
Day after day, the accumulation
of making life simple one step at a time adds up. Simplifying gives you the space, mentally,
physically and spiritually to be free to move, do and think outside the box
that the world is trying desperately to keep you in, or maybe more like a
hamster wheel. A simple life takes a lot
of work. The world around us is moving
at the speed of lighting. At times it
feels as if you might get zapped or run over by the pace of the human
race.
However I made a choice
years ago that I would no longer run that race.
I would no longer try to keep the pace that seemed to be robbing me and
others of their joy, relationships and even health. I saw how the body could only go for so long
before it started to break down and fall apart.
I have watched diseases take over in my life and in lives of people I
love and know who decided to stay on the hamster wheel and run the race of life
at full speed. I have watched not only
their health deteriorate but also their relationships. I noticed that relationships
could not sustain the fast pace as wheel as well, even though many were running
as if there were in a sprint too, all out, all in, all the time.
No peace, no joy, no
living, just doing. Yes, we may appear
to have a so called life from the world’s standards but those standards are not
based on health and wholeness. Those
standards are based on feeding a machine, a machine called more. More having, doing, being, something that is impossible
to reach. There will always be more to
do, have and be. When is enough, enough?
The world is about
systems and structures, things and stuff.
If we are not careful, the kind of careful like you would be if walking
over a mine field, then stepping out of the race will seem impossible to do
without feeling like you might get blown up.
Stepping out of the lane is not easy.
When we are used to doing the same thing over and over every day, the
brain gets lazy and will fight the change.
When we decide to
step out of the lane and say “enough is enough.” There is a chance of being stepped on as we
make our way to the recovery station. But, wouldn’t you rather have your feet
hurt then have a heartache from never stopping.
Human nature and history points
to the fact that we strive and thrive when we live a simple life. Not when we are at a constant sprint.
Less is more. Less to think about more to give. When we are too tired to enjoy their life
then what kind of life do we have? Simplify
and remember it is the small moments in life that matter most. Today I am choosing to simplify my life one
moment at a time.
Have a beautiful
today.
Cris
