POWER OF SIMPLICITY

Simplicity, it's a beautiful word, isn't it?  You know simplicity doesn't always feel simple.

You probably have used these words, exhausted, overwhelmed, overscheduled and don't forget 
stressed.  The words of Charles Wagner:  "Amid the confused restlessness of modern life, our 
wearied minds dream of simplicity."  He wrote these words in Paris in 1895, before the invention of the car, the airplane, the television, the computer, the internet or social media.

Simplicity is far more than organizing your closet or cleaning out your garage.  These three steps on the road to simplicity comes from "Lance Witt" who coaches and consults leaders all over the world on how to live from a healthy soul.

1. OWN YOUR LIFE - first step to simplicity is responsibility.  You need to "own" your life.  You have to face the fact that the life you're living is the result of the decisions you've made.  We can't control some circumstances but we do control how we respond to those circumstances.  Dr. Henry Cloud and I love this quote, " You are ridiculously in charge of your life."  Think about this.  Own your stuff and admit that, when it comes to simplicity, you are your own worst enemy. Most of the complexity and clutter in your life is likely your own doing, saying yes too many times, not having healthy boundaries, not knowing your limits, and always trying to please everyone leads to a cluttered life.  You are not the victim.  You are the perpetrator.

2. GET CLEAR ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU AREN'T - So many voices shape and inform our sense of identity, and that can lead to confusion.  Many times we live life others want us to live and not the life that flows of our own values, priorities, gifts and personality.  Lack of clarity around who you are and what is truly important to you will lead to complexity and clutter.  Think of the scripts that have shaped us and impacted us, we don't have to be held captive by them.

3. IDENTIFY THE HIGHER YES -  To be continued in my next blog.

Thank you Lance Witt in enlightening us on the power of simplicity.

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