Quotes About Simplicity

but you're beginning to get a taste of what it is like to be free and clear, wholehearted and effortless.

To know you have enough is to be rich. —The Tao Te Ching

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles.

the simples answer was usually true, but simple didn't mean it wasn't also complicated.

if she'd learned nothing else over the past few years, she knew that things were not always as they appeared. Success and money had nothing to do with happiness. Hustle and bustle didn't mean better. And simple wasn't synonymous with boring.

I was born upon the prairie, where the wind blew free, and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures, and where everything drew a free breath.

Most people don't want to hear the thing that will make it work better... They want to hear what will make it easier.

You always had that power, that desire, to have answers that would fulfill you as a person. You always asked without knowing you were asking. Would it not be amazing if we could go back in time and return to those innocent and simple days when getting the answer to just one or two questions would make your day, and nothing else in the world mattered?

He had no money and no home; he lived entirely on the road of the racing circuit, sleeping in empty stalls, carrying with him only a saddle, his rosary, and his books....The books were the closest thing he had to furniture, and he lived in them the way other men live in easy chairs.

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.

I am beginning to learn that it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.

The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.

As the years pass, I am coming more and more to understand that it is the common, everyday blessings of our common everyday lives for which we should be particularly grateful. They are the things that fill our lives with comfort and our hearts with gladness -- just the pure air to breathe and the strength to breath it; just warmth and shelter and home folks; just plain food that gives us strength; the bright sunshine on a cold day; and a cool breeze when the day is warm.

Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat. In our mad rush for progress and modern improvements let's be sure we take along with us all the old-fashioned things worth while.

Some old-fashioned things like fresh air and sunshine are hard to beat.

then is that not life in its simplest form? That so little matters so much, and so much matters so little.

A powerful and easy habit Friday planning is simple. Some people enjoy fancy planners, high-end pens, and washi tape. Some people like to make this session a treat, with a favorite beverage appropriate for the time of day, or a soaring movie soundtrack. All of those things are great; none of them are necessary. I use a notebook or a planner, and cross-reference with my calendar. Notes in an electronic calendar can work too. The tool doesn't matter. What matters is that you do it.

This realization leads to a different question than that suggested by all these tips on simplifying the holidays. Namely, what are you saving your energy for? This is all there is. Anything could happen and you are not guaranteed another snowman. So make a fuss. Make a show. Spend your energy now.

Life is not going to be less hectic next week. Life probably won't be less hectic next year. We have to make time for what matters now. We need practical, straightforward strategies to make that happen.

I tore the crusts off my grilled cheese sandwich and set them aside to throw out for the birds. Their motives were pure -- hunger, thirst, shelter -- and they didn't mind leftovers.

Why Buzz is called Buzz? It's simple: [redacted text]

I'm into mellow dates with really good food.

I don't spend much money on clothes I never did.

SnowAngel: uh huh, whatevs. i LIKE american cheese. zoegirl: so do i SnowAngel: and not just cheese made in america, but actual orange squares of american cheese. it's the only kind for grilled cheese sandwiches.