Move to Simplicity
Though the 2016 Presidential election is over a year away, we’ve been watching the debates. Republican and Democratic. The contrasts are stark and many, but that’s not what I’m thinking about tonight. When people start talking about actual issues (and not just slinging mud), I’m always reminded how complex every issue is. There are easy, trite answers and thoughtful, complex answers, and honest I-don’t-really-know answers. And all sorts of points and facts and opinions woven in between.
National problems don’t have simple answers. Global issues are complicated multiplied by how many different governments need their say, times how many various opinions exist within each of those governments. It’s sobering to be faced with these complexities, and I’m reminded why moving toward more simplicity in our lives is so important.
Where are the spaces in our lives, in our brains, where we rest? Do we have someplace to go (physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally) where we can understand? Does a place exist where the problems are easy to solve and answers are more obvious and attainable? I think that’s the big idea behind our desire to move to a small, simple space that contains less stuff and doesn’t require a big monthly payment. So we’re asking internal questions like, “do I want to travel and rest more than I want some cool, real leather boots this fall? More than I want to eat (several times) out this week? More than a shiny new car?”
It’s one thing to admire these kinds of ideas, and even agree with them. It’s another to participate in the daily task of making it happen. It’s not complicated, but in our culture, it’s pretty hard!
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