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Humans tend to complicate things, avoid the issue, have a blind spot.. you name it. We've done it. It can be incredibly healing to get back to the heart of the matter and keep your life simple. So today, a blog about how to do that. If you want to see me speak about this issue, watch the YouTube Video: Creating Joy with Simplicity 

Why simplicity works

When tasks in our lives are simple, we have a sense of purpose and clarity. We know what to do and how to do it. It gives a sense of peace and it's easier to keep motivated and finish up your tasks. If we keep things simple in relationships, it means we communicate clearly, we let go of judgements, won't wear masks and stay authentic. 

So if it's so worthwhile to keep things simple, why don't we do it more often?

Complicating factors

Our emotions can sabotage what seems like a simple task. For example: we are scared to step up or scared of failing. However, other feelings can also stop us in our tracks. It's human to sometimes try to avoid feelings, which means we also will be avoiding important tasks. It could be cleaning out your closet, because you aren't ready yet to let go of some clothing. It could be going for another job, that suits you better, because you feel loyal to your boss.

Besides emotions, we can also have patterns where we can't see what needs to be done. We are overwhelmed by the scope of a project or we just don't know what is needed and need expert advice. Sometimes we are just being stubborn and refuse to get going. 

Trauma's can also keep us blocked from keeping things simple. If we have triggers, we automatically complicate things. Part of us is in the past, in our pain and not in the now. We don't do that on purpose, but it certainly makes life much harder. If we have a lot of baggage, we are living in "hard mode", instead of "easy mode". 

Exercise to keep it simple

Pick a situation that you find difficult and complicated, a sheet of paper and a pen (or digital tools) and take around 20 minutes to do this exercise:

• What is your preferred outcome if you could just fix it.
• Is that outcome realistic, if not, why not?
• If it's a realistic outcome, what do you need to do? Make a 5 step plan for yourself
• If it's not realistic, what kind of emotions are in the way?
• How would you heal/process those emotions?
• Is it a pattern to make situations like this complicated? If so, where did it start and how can you heal it?
• Is there any past baggage that needs to be released, so you can see things clearly?

Or ask and answer the following questions:

• What do I want?
• Why am I not doing that?
• What can I do to change that?

Being honest with yourself will help you cut through any bullshit you've been telling yourself. It takes practice, but soon you will be able to do this effortlessly and continue making your life simple. Another way to practice is to try to remove yourself a bit from the situation and ask what you'd advice somebody who told you this story. We tend to give better advice to others then to ourselves.

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