simplicity

"When we’re born we see the world in an uncomplicated way. We know what we need, and we ask for it. We like nice people, and we don’t like mean people. We sleep when we’re tired, we eat when we’re hungry, and we stop eating when we’re full.

As we grow older, we eat and drink to console ourselves, rather than addressing what’s bothering us. We overwork to avoid close relationships, rather than finding people we can trust to form strong bonds with. We hold grudges, play games, spend more than we make, want things we don’t need, and we get too far away from our basic human needs. In other words, we complicate things." ~DeeAnne

Here are some ways to uncomplicate your life internally...

• Don’t try to read other people’s minds
• Get 8 hours of sleep per night so that you think more clearly
• Don’t try to be friends with everyone. Cultivate closer relationships with fewer people.
• Before getting angry, ask yourself if it will really matter in 20 years
• Focus on being a good person, not on pleasing others
• Kiss and make up
• Get an annual physical examination
• For just one day, imagine everyone’s intentions are good because most people’s are
• When you have a conflict with someone, talk it out. Don’t let it turn into more than it is.
• Know what your priorities are in life, and act as if they are your priorities
• Tell the truth
• Don’t cheat
• Don’t steal
• If you’re holding on to a ridiculous grudge, let it go
• Do your best at work
• Be yourself
• Say “no” unapologetically
• Don’t try to keep up with the Joneses
• Spend your time with nice people
• Avoid drama
• Don’t engage in office politics
• Refuse to gossip, or talk behind other people’s backs
• Never go to sleep angry
• Ask nicely for what you need and want
• Do 20 push-ups before speaking in anger
• Leave work at work
• Don’t befriend anyone that isn’t trustworthy
• Don’t envy others
• Don’t work more than 8 hours per day
• You don’t need to be best friends with work colleagues, but build respectful partnerships
• Don’t look for reasons to be angry or sad, look for reasons to be happy. You’ll always be able to find plenty of each.
• Be friendly with your neighbours
• Don’t procrastinate
• Do what you say you’ll do, when you say you’ll do it
• Be more flexible when you’re able to be
• Forgive and forget. End of story.
• Take care of any health issues or concerns
• Don’t let your imagination run away with you
• Let go of perfection in others
• Let go of perfection in yourself
• Don’t try to help those that refuse to help themselves
• Have an allotted amount of worry time per day/week, that you strictly abide by
• Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill
• Finish what you start
• Slow down
• If a relationship is over, let it go
• Prioritize people in your life
• Ask others for advice