Some people have such complicated and taxing personal lives, and others have such simple and lovely lives. The mind of some can’t fathom simplicity. When they conjure up the word, simple, it tends to mean something unpleasant to them. I think they feel with simple they’ll wallow in having nothing, being nothing, and doing nothing. I suppose if that’s what the thought process is, that is what could happen. You know, “As Within, So Without. ”
Simple is easier to define than complicated, after all it’s about simple. Simple allows for lots of other things to happen in one’s life, whereas complicated keeps gathering momentum until it strangles. This is a very simple example of complicated: There are people who, when they pick up their mail, save everything -every scrap of paper-lest “something important” slips past them. These people have a big pile of mail collecting that, they say-with a sigh- “I’ll get to soon.” I know this because I’ve seen it in action. Now that pile of mail becomes burdensome for them to look at. It’s another job for the future that weighs on the mind. This is how complicated could be simple; there are people who pick up their mail, shuffle through it because it’s a habit they’ve acquired, and in a few minutes, know what stays and what goes-no pile, unless it’s to be taken care of within a short span of time. Yes!
Another example of complicated: for some the December holidays begin in October, sometimes even September. They say, “After all, there’s so much to do, it’s important to begin early.” Three months plus of planning! They then become high strung due to the demands they place on themselves, and things get complicated. December holidays can be, should be, wonderful. However, when there’s a fanatic frantically planning months ahead, how can they be. Nah! There are so many fantastic things to do in our world to allow life to get that way.
People must want simple because there are lots more magazine articles and books written about it. Simple is an agreement with oneself that the old way goes, and another, less stressful way, is ushered in. It really is that simple.