Simplicity Is The BEST LIFE

Simplicity Is The BEST LIFE

True, we have NECESSITIES in life BUT the challenge that many of us face is that we keep redefining WHAT our NECESSITIES are, wanting MORE and MORE.  If the recent Covid-19 Pandemic benefitted us, if at all, is that everyone, AS IN everyone in the world, realized that we ca and should focus on WHAT our true needs are and shift away from UNNECESSARY wants.  This is WHY Simplicity Is The BEST LIFE📗📙📘

Having said this, the perplexing question we need to ask is 'HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?'  Do we really need MORE monies?  MORE cars? MORE clothes?  MORE luxuries? MORE alcohol?  MORE drugs?  Are we filling our lives with an over-abundance of 'stuff'  in order to feel MORE secure?  MORE successful?  And MORE accepted by others?  Are we filling our lives with activities to keep ourselves busy and to avoid asking the deeper existential questions that might cause us to face up to our deepest issues❓❓❓

Most importantly, though, after that recent Covid-19 pandemic, now is the time to SIMPLIFY our approach to life in order to focus on living with MORE meaning.  Indeed, the costs, both intended and unintended, of the hunt for MORE are staggering.  We ignore our relationships and our health as well as lose sight of the true meaning in life WHEN we are so focused on seeking "MORE".  I recall stumbling across numerous philosophical pieces telling us that 'EVERYTHING IN EXCESS'  is opposed to nature and our natural selves💧💧💧

Studies tell us that focusing on NECESSITIES enables us to create the emotional space to focus on knowing ourselves better and, in doing so, become better equipped to live simpler and MORE meaningful lives.  Truth really scares.  The costs, both for the intended and the unintended, of the hunt for MORE are so staggering.  We tend to ignore our relationships and our health as well as lose sight of the very true meaning of life WHEN we are so focused n seeking MORE and MORE.  So, WHAT steps can we take to start to simplify💥💥💥

Our takeaways?  Primero, REFLECT and REFLECT on the differences between needs, wants and even luxuries.  Segundo, CATEGORIZE each of your NEEDS between 'material goods' OR time OR goals OR even relationships.  Tercero, TAKE ACTION.  Reflecting on the purpose of each item OR each activity in our life helps us to start to focus on WHAT we believe is really necessary for living a more meaningful and purposeful life.  At the end of the day, we cannot destruct into pieces the unsullied mantra that SIMPLICITY IS THE BEST LIFE [ever]😋😋😋