“Simplifying isn’t meant to leave your life empty — it’s meant to leave space in your life for what you really want to do.” - Leo Babauta
“Present Me is tired of holding onto Future Me’s crap. Future Me will just have to deal with it.”
More here: http://unclutterer.com/2009/04/28/uncluttered-aphorisms/
Ooh, I think this one can help me:
“Not every memory needs to have a memento.”
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Simplicity quotes
“Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.” — Albert Einstein
“Simplicity is an inward reality that can be seen in an outward lifestyle. We must have both; to neglect either end of this tension is disastrous.” — Richard J. Foster
“I can explain it best by something which Mahatma Gandhi said to me. We were talking about simple living, and I said that it was easy for me to give up most things but that I had a greedy mind and wanted to keep my many books. He said, ‘Then don’t give them up. As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, you should keep it. If you were to give it up in a mood of self-sacrifice or out of a stern sense of duty, you would continue to want it back, and that unsatisfied want would make trouble for you. Only give up a thing when you want some other condition so much that the thing no longer has any attraction for you, or when it seems to interfere with that which is more greatly desired.’” — Richard Gregg
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” – Thoreau
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“Simplicity is an inward reality that can be seen in an outward lifestyle. We must have both; to neglect either end of this tension is disastrous.” — Richard J. Foster
“I can explain it best by something which Mahatma Gandhi said to me. We were talking about simple living, and I said that it was easy for me to give up most things but that I had a greedy mind and wanted to keep my many books. He said, ‘Then don’t give them up. As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, you should keep it. If you were to give it up in a mood of self-sacrifice or out of a stern sense of duty, you would continue to want it back, and that unsatisfied want would make trouble for you. Only give up a thing when you want some other condition so much that the thing no longer has any attraction for you, or when it seems to interfere with that which is more greatly desired.’” — Richard Gregg
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” – Thoreau
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Monday, April 20, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009
Just the facts...
I'm getting to be quite the technophobic curmudgeon in my "old" age. I'm adamantly anti-blackberry (or similar device); I think cell phones should be used for phone calls, time, the occasional text message, setting reminders, and calculator functions.
I've just about had enough "social networking" online. My Facebook gets checked when I get an email notification or once in a blue moon. I consider it useful for making connections with long-lost buds and seeing pics. I've used the Notes feature when I was bored enough to fill out surveys and occasionally browse the status updates, but that reminds me too much of Twitter. I used Twitter for about 3 months before deciding it was a monumental waste of time. As are all the games and applications on Facebook.
In an age where people are chronically busy and claim to have no time...they seem to be finding an awful lot of time to play on these sites. *eye roll*
Oh well...one person's trash is another one's treasure. Or procrastination tool.
I've just about had enough "social networking" online. My Facebook gets checked when I get an email notification or once in a blue moon. I consider it useful for making connections with long-lost buds and seeing pics. I've used the Notes feature when I was bored enough to fill out surveys and occasionally browse the status updates, but that reminds me too much of Twitter. I used Twitter for about 3 months before deciding it was a monumental waste of time. As are all the games and applications on Facebook.
In an age where people are chronically busy and claim to have no time...they seem to be finding an awful lot of time to play on these sites. *eye roll*
Oh well...one person's trash is another one's treasure. Or procrastination tool.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
It's April. Wow...this year is flying by. At least I can say I've been productive. At home we have 2 new "rooms" painted, new kitchen hardware, new closet doors, and the landscaping is scheduled.
I think it's a good time to reevaluate my goals and priorities.
I need to step up the work outs and cut back on my eating a little bit. I need to make more time for reading and make more of an effort to start my projects (photo scanning, video conversions, and CD ripping).
It seems like every time I finally have a minute to do one of my projects I'm suddenly not in the mood. I'm not sure how to change that attitude. I come to view my to-do list as a burden instead of a helpful tool.
Due to some credit shenanigans, our budget is tight this month. Hopefully that will help motivate me to make use of the activities around my house that require no money. It drives me nuts that I buy things and don't use them right away. What's up with that?? I know part of it is that I might as well get "x" while I'm thinking of it so that when I'm ready to start the project, I already have what I need. But it still irks me to see stuff sitting around not being used for its intended purpose.
I think it's a good time to reevaluate my goals and priorities.
I need to step up the work outs and cut back on my eating a little bit. I need to make more time for reading and make more of an effort to start my projects (photo scanning, video conversions, and CD ripping).
It seems like every time I finally have a minute to do one of my projects I'm suddenly not in the mood. I'm not sure how to change that attitude. I come to view my to-do list as a burden instead of a helpful tool.
Due to some credit shenanigans, our budget is tight this month. Hopefully that will help motivate me to make use of the activities around my house that require no money. It drives me nuts that I buy things and don't use them right away. What's up with that?? I know part of it is that I might as well get "x" while I'm thinking of it so that when I'm ready to start the project, I already have what I need. But it still irks me to see stuff sitting around not being used for its intended purpose.
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