Does living a simple life make one more authentic? Do we lose ourselves in a mass of chaos that many of our lives have become? My challenge to myself over the next year is to live a simple life. I will explore what "simple" means to me, and also, what it means on a larger scale.
My life has become increasing more and more hectic. I have allowed this to happen but not consciously. It was like I was a bystander, living outside myself, watching the chaos swirl around me. During the past how many years, I have been working in stressful jobs, living in a stressful living arrangement, kids going to school, dealing with an ex, elderly Mom being chronically sick. Similar story to almost everyone I know. The stressors are different but the chaos is the same.
I have been working on my core values lately. I am aghast at how far away from them I have grown. I still have them deep inside but I am not living my life according to them. I talk the talk but when it comes to walking the walk, I am humbled by how much I have stumbled. Stress will do that to you.
There is a saying that 100% of the people who don't set goals will achieve them. During the next year, I am going to set my goals, re-commit to my core values and simplify, simplify, simplify.
I am going to become authentic again.
