Today is National Simplicity Day.
The day honors the life of Henry David Thoreau and advocates a life of simplicity.
While Thoreau lived in a world without the distractions of today, this thought still rings true.
“Our life is fritted away by detail…Simplify, simplify, simplify! Simplicity of life and elevation of purpose.”
Henry David Thoreau
My Perspective
In honor of the day, I suggest we look around and remove what isn’t necessary.
A knick knack.
A meeting.
A piece of clothing we don’t wear.
A folder on our computer.
The list goes on.
Let’s see if we can find 25 things to remove today and make our day/life a bit simpler.
“Let your capital be simplicity and contentment.”
Henry David Thoreau
For extra credit, we can think about our purpose.
Your Turn
Where will you focus your drive for simplicty – a room, computer files, commitments?
What details can you remove?
How might this become a daily practice?