{"id":4355,"date":"2015-09-28T05:42:33","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T10:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nosidebar.com\/?p=4355"},"modified":"2017-04-04T14:00:23","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T19:00:23","slug":"simplifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nosidebar.com\/simplifying\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Simplifying"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u201cSimple living\u201d sounds easy, doesn\u2019t it? It\u2019s right in the name: simple.<\/p>\n
Living simply does make some things easier, but it\u2019s an ongoing process of refinement. It\u2019s a practice. It\u2019s an invitation to change, and to keep rethinking our choices as we grow.<\/p>\n
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A while back, I realized that I was ending every day feeling like I hadn\u2019t accomplished enough. I felt like each day brought more to do than I could ever finish in twenty-four hours.<\/p>\n
This was true, in a sense. There are always more options for what to do than there are hours in the day. There are always more projects, more activities, more discussions, more decisions, more chores, and more plans than can fit on the calendar. That doesn\u2019t mean I have to do them all every day.<\/p>\n
I want my days to feel more full of peace, joy, connection, and intention. I want to feel less frantic, frazzled, overwhelmed, and frustrated. I want to feel like I\u2019m heading in the right direction and moving at a sustainable pace. But none of that comes naturally, and none of it stays in place forever.<\/p>\n