Is life complicated or do we just make it so? I believe life is much simpler than we make it. I am sure there will be many of you who are reading this saying to yourselves “life is complicated, what’s he talking about? He doesn’t understand all of the problems I have and they are definitely not simple problems.” If you are thinking along these lines right now or have had similar thoughts in the past, then I say to you, you’re complicating things 
We can make life as simple or as complicated as we wish. Some people look at the glass half full and some will see it as half empty. Both views are correct but only one will result in happiness. Seeing our lives as simple or complicated is a similar choice. Which one will you choose? You do have a choice, you know? Sure, we can make our problems bigger and more complicated than they actually are which will surely strip us of our peace and happiness or we can choose to keep life simple.
So, just how do we keep life and all its problems and intricacies simple? Well, it’s simple, of course. I want you to try an experiment right now. Are you sitting? If not, sit. Where are you right now? Literally, where is your but? Look at your surroundings. Are you alone? If not, who is with you? What are you doing at this moment? I will assume that you are reading this post. So, that’s it. This is your life at this moment. What’s complicated about life at this moment? I am not saying that your life is easy but rather that it is simple. All we have is this moment, no more and no less. That’s it. That is all any of us have. How can you complicate this instant, this moment? Life is comprised of a series of moments so all we need to do is live in this moment, no more and no less.
“Yea, but I lost my job and don’t know how I am going to pay the mortgage” or “I have an illness and am very sick” or “I am getting a divorce”. If these or similar are your objections, then I will say it again, I am not saying that your life is easy but rather that it is simple. Even if all these things were true simultaneously in your life, the results of the experiment are still the same. Don’t make life any more difficult or complicated than it needs to be. Just be with this very moment right now. All of your problems may still exist but you can keep them simple by living in this moment as opposed to projecting negatively into the future. For example, “I lost my job and don’t know how I am going to pay the mortgage. I will be on the streets and my credit will be ruined. I don’t know where we will go”. Those may or may not be unreasonable thoughts, but right now in this very moment, does thinking in such a way help? All we can do is the next right thing and then we need to let go of the results and simply live in this moment. Be present to the task at hand as that is all we truly have. How sad it is that we lose so many moments because our minds are elsewhere.
Let’s take this one step further so that we can learn to be happy and at peace in this moment. Are you ready for the big answer? If you want to be happy and at peace in this moment all you need to do is accept this moment as it is. Are you calling me names yet? Listen, I understand that most of us will not be able to practice such philosophies perfectly and that it will most likely take time to develop such a practice. If we were able to hear such truths and immediately practice them with perfection then I wouldn’t need to post any other articles. All of the self-improvement & spiritual teachers would need to find something else to do with their time. So…we practice.
Most of us cannot simply accept life as it is at this moment with perfection which is why I have written many other posts on this site to help you in your quest for happiness.
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