2 x Simplify Challenges For You.

2 x Simplify Challenges For You.

The word itself suggests simplifying something like our life should be easy. It’s not always the case. This is due to certain attachments, assumptions, habits and family/social conditioning. It can also be related to a fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of rejection. Whatever it is, in some areas of our lives - it can stop us from growing and learning.

I have two challenges for you:

1)    Choose to live without something for 24 hours – The thing you choose needs to be something that crowds your mind.

Here are some ideas for you:

-       I will not think of the past for the next 24 hours and will be present in the moment.

-       I will not worry about the future for the next 24 hours and will be present in the moment.

-       I will not complain for 24 hours. When a thought comes into my mind that is a complaint, I will not speak it, I will acknowledge it and not feed it more thoughts.

-       I will not worry for 24 hours.

-       I will not overthink at night before I go to sleep for 24 hours.  

2)    Now think of something outside of yourself that you will choose to live without for 24 hours. Something that doesn’t add to your life, but rather clutter it with dependence and distraction. See if you can last 24 hours without it and see how you feel at the end. Make a note of what you choose, write it down in your phone as your screensaver, on your fridge – wherever you need to.

Here are some ideas for you:

-       Go without television.

-       Go without your phone.

-       Go without Facebook.

-       Go without coffee. Too far?

-       Go without Instagram

-       Go without buying anything online (ha!)

If any of these are bit too far – Try it for half a day.

I have downloaded an app on my phone called Flora. When I find myself using my phone to much I switch my phone onto Flora – Flora will grow a ‘tree’ on your screen and if you exit out of it before it’s fully grown, it dies and it makes you feel really bad!

Why do we do this? This frees up space. Space between thought is where the magic can happen. But it we are too full with thoughts and worries there is no time for inspiration, creativity or intuition to speak. There is magic in simplicity. We just need to be open to embrace it.

I’m not asking you to change your week, your year or your life, I asking you to try it for 24 hours and see how it feels. It will hopefully spark something inside of you, and that’s all you need to begin.

Just start somewhere.

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