Beauty of simplicity; a word not know by any other name. Who would argue against being simple? I would probably say many. Many people enjoy being complex, because they believe if they are complex, they are bound to be different. How honest are they with themselves? Probably not to honest, but who are we to judge.
Many things around us are as complex as nuclear physics and as simple as breathing. Sometimes we complicate things out of the necessity. Difficulty is a source we feel closer to, because we feel complete when our life is challenging. It puts us into a zone of focus and a way to connect to mother nature.
Some would agree that life is always complicated. Many people put out energy that is detrimental to their health, but if they changed their thinking patterns, they would make room for positive flow of simplicity. Ideas and the flow of life would be less of a complex issue and it would be more about living in the moment. In my experience, simplicity outshines complexity. No matter what situation arises in my life. Simplicity has always been the simplest approach to anything life throws at me.
How do you simplify the most complex issues you in your life? What kinds of steps do you take, in order to simplify your life? What tools do you use in order to get things in order? Whom do you talk to when things are complicated in your life?
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9 comments:
i don't have too much of a problem simplifying things. however, i've been told i oversimplify. i don't agree. for could it be that it's being said by those who live in a complicated state? i think so.
Shadow - Maybe!
ah!
Tao - What does that mean? ;0 haha
Leon,
It's the old story of the Centipede. Walking with a hundred feet was simple until he thought about the complexity, and then he couldn't do it. A spider's web glistening in the morning sun seems complex engineering, but the spider doesn't spend sleepless nights considering its design and its purpose is simple no matter how extensive the strands.
The paradox, however, is all complexities break down to simplicity, but at the point of the most simple the question becomes the most complex.
Larry
Nitewrit - Wow, that was quite beautiful. Thank you!:)
Live in the now.
cedrorum - Funny you mention that, I am working on an article on that topic:)
Thank you for this reminder. I think it's important to cultivate simplicity as a counterbalance to the complexity that so often threatens to overwhelm. It's just a matter of perspective, letting the details fall away and focusing on the core of what really matters. I think this relates to the head / heart dynamic as well as the concept of outer / inner truth. The head deals with outer knowledge and loves complexity, while the heart knows inner truth, which is invariably pure and simple.
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