And it was certainly true for me as a sensitive, calm-loving child. It was true when recovering from surgery, learning to let go of people I love, or when I returned to school at 41 years old. This was true for me when I was having babies and homeschooling three kids.
– Parker Palmer In order to thrive, I need to SIMPLIFY MY LIFE EVEN MORE. Before you tell your life what truths and values you have decided to live up to, let your life tell you what truths you embody, what values you represent. Worst of all, I have the feeling that I’m trying to walk in a pair of shoes two sizes too big.īefore you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what it intends to do with you. I’m concerned I’m just contributing to the noise, I’m scattered or unmotivated. Yet sometimes I want to run and hide and ignore social media for days. I run an online business that feeds my spirit, helps pay for braces and feeds kids at university, and makes a way for me to offer my small gifts in this big world. Rhythms and routines light me up, I love time blocking and goal setting, and everything in its place ( if you do too, you’ll love these purposeful printables!).īut I’m a messy person in many ways: emotional, deeply sensitive, with a tendency to be reactive and carry the weight of the world on my shoulders.
I want to learn all the things and be the expert at everything.īut I also need lots of sleep and time to putter and think I like making simple food and hanging out with my kiddos. We live with competing tensions and desires and, let’s face it, we’re messy people. It’s easy to complicate life despite our best intentions.
10 ways I plan to keep life simple moving forward. Inside: One of the clearest signs that life has gotten off track a bit is the feeling that I’m wearing someone else’s shoes or trying to walk in their path.
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