Life becomes complicated…
One unnecessary thought at a time.
Life becomes simple again…
One clear thought at a time.
More living, less thinking
Have you ever noticed…
Life begins simply?
A child doesn’t ask for very much.
A hug.
Something to eat.
Someone to trust.
A place to sleep.
A reason to laugh.
That’s about it.
Then something happens.
As we grow older, we begin adding.
More possessions.
More worries.
More comparisons.
More schedules.
More expectations.
More noise.
Soon we convince ourselves that life has become complicated.
Perhaps it hasn’t.
Perhaps we’ve complicated it.
SIMPLICITY
Nature has never struggled with simplicity.
The sun rises.
The river flows.
The bird sings.
The flower blooms.
The seasons arrive.
None of them appear stressed trying to become something else.
Each simply becomes what it was created to become.
There is wisdom in that.
MORE…
ISN’T ALWAYS BETTER
A closet full of clothes…
Yet nothing to wear.
A calendar full of appointments…
Yet no time to live.
A garage full of possessions…
Yet no room for peace.
Sometimes we spend years accumulating…
Only to discover that what we really wanted couldn’t be purchased.
THE QUIET THINGS
The richest conversations usually happen without an audience.
The deepest friendships seldom make headlines.
The greatest sunsets require no admission ticket.
The sweetest sleep comes from a peaceful heart.
The strongest homes are built upon love rather than luxury.
Life keeps reminding us…
The best things have always been wonderfully simple.
THE GREAT EXCHANGE
Trade hurry…
For presence.
Trade comparison…
For gratitude.
Trade accumulation…
For appreciation.
Trade fear…
For trust.
You may discover that life didn’t become smaller.
It became richer.
SIMPLICITY CREATES SPACE
When life becomes simple…
You begin noticing.
A bird you’ve never seen before.
A child laughing.
The smell after rain.
The stars.
The kindness of strangers.
The miracle of another sunrise.
These treasures were never missing.
We simply became too busy to notice them.
THE INVITATION
You don’t have to own everything.
You don’t have to know everything.
You don’t have to prove everything.
Perhaps all life has been asking…
Is that you fully experience today.
One moment.
One smile.
One conversation.
One act of kindness.
One grateful heart.
Life has a remarkable way of becoming beautiful…
The moment we stop trying to improve upon its simplicity.
— Richie
Pearls for the Soul
when you feed the soul, you feed everything.
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