My Daughter Is My Inspiration For A Simple Life
This is not to say that anyone else, or any of my other daughters are my inspiration however my youngest (”oh of course, a ‘youngest child’ syndrome”) is particularly inspiring.
Years ago I remember picking her up at the local nusery and whilst walking back to the car I turned to her as she lagged behind and told her to hurry up.
She had stopped and was looking at a flower.
It was then that I realised I was the one that should have been told to slow down. There was no rush, Life itself shouldn’t be done at a rush. We should be absorbing all around us and being inspired by what we see, particularly nature.
Again and again, (at the times when she is not being stroppy or otherwise) she inspires me because she reminds me of the beauty of simplicity.
Those who have read some of my posts before might remember my thoughts on simplicity and a simple life.
I see this in some of the musicians I meet and review their work. Those that make their life less complicated enable inspiration and creativity flow. You don’t have to be an artist or creative to find benefit in making your life simple.
Remove the physical and emotional clutter from your life and make more space for yourself.
I am at a position where I can make choices and decisions about the complexity of my life. My life is complicated and I wish to be at a more simple place where I can focus more on being creative. It sometimes feels like I am trying to get back to being a five year old again and I wonder how much of this has to do with an ongoing midlife crisis, or midlife shift…
My business ventures make life more complicated because of the need to make money like everyone else. To make money from things I love means that life is somewhat more satisfying. A lot more satisfying. But still life can become more complicated in any way you point your life and career.
For example, I am starting to work with a business who wants a lot of me. I have to make the conscious choice to be committed to them and make the business work for both of us. the returns are expected to be very good but I know it will suck me in and I have spent time thinking about the implications of that.
Am I going to accept this level of complexity in my life? will in in fact make my life simpler because of the focus it will give? in some ways yes, I will have some simplicity in that it focuses me on a particular business and the model that this gives allows me to pursue more businesses like this one to create my future.
The money will give me choices but there again the risk starts to enter where with money I will make my life more complicated.
A few years ago my wife and I had a classic VW camper, a car each and a 6 berth motorhome. The motor home would regularly want an injection of cash a and we had issues with it such as the gearbox that was never right from when we purchased it.
it made life far more complex. There was too much to think about.
I often dream about a small cabin situated by a lake hidden away from the rest of the world where I can focus on creating really endearing and rewarding art. The simplicity will allow me to be fully creative. Its a nirivana that I may never find, but by keeping it in my mind I know the direction I want to go in rather than slip into filling my life up again with complicated possessions and complicated relationships.
Guy
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