Query

Query: 10/24/11

Brandon Neway

From my perspective, simplicity is a virtue, and can be expressed in many ways depending on how you look at it. Sometimes simplicity can be coping with the complexities of life. Many things come up unexpectedly in life, some of which can make your life more complicated. To make your life simpler, you need to learn to “roll with the punches.”

Everyone is going to encounter conflict with other people at some time or another. Dwelling on the problem simply makes you stressed and upset. If we are not able to let it go, we are burdened with feelings of stress, guilt, or anger. Negative emotions such as these detract from simple living. If you learn to accept things for what they are and accept that some things cannot be changed, you are less likely to waste time worrying and obsessing over things that are outside your control.

Here is a short skit to introduce the query.

This week’s query is: What things get in your way of simple living?