If you’re like most Americans, simplifying your life may well be a treasure-trove of opportunity just sitting there waiting for you. I first learned this truth back in the late 1980s when I lived out of a suitcase for over a year. What a wonderful surprise that turned out to be, as it opened my eyes to how much of what I had accumulated and surrounded myself with were things I did not need. That, in turn, caused me to re-evaluate how I had been spending the hours of my days, of my life.
How many things do you own that you don’t really use? What do you do every day, week, and month that you’d rather not do? Do you live far from your job and commute hours each day, leaving you tired and with too little time for your family or for yourself? Look at the things you do out of habit and the things you’ve been convinced to do by others. Is each thing you do, each thing you own, really worth the time or money you are trading for it, really adding to the quality of your life?
If you’re like most people, you probably can benefit greatly from simplifying your life. Time and again you will find that less is actually more, and the rewards of simplicity outweigh the rewards from whatever you were doing or owning before. You’ll discover that simplifying doesn’t necessarily mean doing without, but living a less stressful, more balanced life. It means having more time for the things that really do end up making you happier. And it sure won’t hurt that you’ll probably end up with a lot more money by doing so.
So, take a few minutes to think about who you are and what you have been doing. How complicated has your life become over the years? Take a moment to think about simplicity and how to incorporate that simplicity into your life. When you do, you just might discover that living simply could gain you a world of abundance you never knew was available.