Why are you complicating your life?
ByWe all know our lives could be simpler and less complicated. But, somehow we let our lives become overcomplicated. Matthew Kelly, in his book Perfectly Yourself gives 4 reasons we complicate our lives.
1. We don’t know what we really want. Usually we know what we don’t want. But, sometimes it is harder to pinpoint what we do want.
2. We don’t have a clear sense of purpose in our lives. If we don’t know our value, our talents and what types of things we are made for, we will do anything. But, once you know yourself and your purpose, you can narrow down your commitments.
3. We are scared of missing out on something. So we say yes to everything. But, when we say yes to everything, we miss out on the best for ourselves.
4. We want to be distracted from the real challenges of the inner life. If you are too busy you won’t need to worry about questions like, “What am I here for?”. “Am I really happy?” and “Am I the best person I can be?”
Your life is yours. You get to choose what you will and will not do. Which of these reasons resonated with you as a reason your life has become overcomplicated? What will you do about it?
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This post is fantastic fodder. I love it. Thank you.
Thanks Karen!
One of the reasons why we complicate our lives is a sense of guilt.
If we have too much free time in our hands, this feeling of guilty will creep in, making us feel bad about ourselves. We will start thinking that we are lazy, idling away our precious time.
What do you think ?
so true about the guilt, I deal with that. Try to cut self a break and deep breathe and say “its ok” and think of all I do. But at the same time be wary of my idle time…..
Love this place on the web. So much inspiration!
Thanks Jennifer!
Vedis, Yes guilt is definitely a problem for people. Idleness is considered bad and we feel guilty if we don’t move constantly. I like to tell myself it is more important how I act then what I do. And if I am overwhelmed and stressed I know I am not acting as I could.
I think we complicate life so much because there are too many choices, too many decisions to make and not enough time for actual decision making. We have been bombarded with all the newest technology that is suppose to help “free up” our time, when, in fact, it takes it away. It takes time to learn how to work things, and once learned, we rely on it for everything.
We are too readily available, there is no such thing as vacation, because there is taking the laptop to keep up with work, and cell phones…portable so you take them anywhere…we just have to decide that we need simple lives and put our foot down and make it happen.
These are great insights, Charity!