We tend to cram as much as possible into our days. Things get your full attention, and you do them much better. What would your life be like? In my experience, it’s much less stressful when you work and live this way. You just inhabit that task fully, and are fully present as you do it. Imagine that everything you do – a work task, answering an email or message, washing a dish, reading an article – goes into full-screen mode, so that you don’t do or look at anything else. Single-task by putting your life in full-screen mode.What would life be like without constant switching, distraction and busyness? We can live more simply by letting go of these mental habits. We don’t need any of these habits, but they build up over the years because they comfort us. Distraction, busyness and constant switching are mental habits.If you are attached to doing a lot of activities and messaging everyone, your life will be complex. If you are attached to living a certain way, you will not be able to let go of a lot of stuff. For example, if you are attached to sentimental items, you won’t be able to let go of clutter. Become mindful of attachments that lead to clutter and complexity.By letting go, we can relax and live more simply. All the stress, all the frustrations and disappointments, all the busyness and rushing … we create these with attachments in our heads. I’ve learned some key lessons for living a simple life, and I thought I’d share a few with you. It’s about finding joys in the simple things, and being content with solitude, quiet, contemplation and savoring the moment. It’s about doing with less, because you realize that having more and doing more doesn’t lead to happiness. Living a simple life is about paring back, so that you have space to breathe. At times, the complexity of my life grows, and I renew my commitment to living simply. For the last dozen years, I’ve been living a (relatively) simple life.
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