“I feel so strongly that deep and simple is far more essential than shallow and complex.” — Fred Rogers
Has anyone seen my wallet? Or Keys? Anything really…
I have this awful habit of saying, “Well, when things calm down, I’ll be able to…” then I insert an action that will never get done. Ever.
When I was in college, I wanted to write more scripts. I wanted to craft short stories that I could turn into short films. There was a film festival called the 180 Film Festival and I really wanted to win best screenwriter because that’s what I fancied myself as, the eccentric screenwriter. This of course was far from the truth at the time, but imagining myself as such made me happy.
However, I never did win that prize. I never got the acclaim that I so desired. Why? Because I made excuses. I was involved in so many groups, clubs, and went to so many events that I had no time to sleep, let alone write. I kept saying that I would have more time to write when life was less cluttered, but who cluttered my life? ME.
Did you know that Henry Ford used to give his employees time to relax at work and just think? He believed that if you had the time to just relax and imagine that you’d be more creative and you’d come up with innovations that could revolutionize a company.
We don’t do that anymore. We have busy lives. We make excuses and don’t take time to do what we love.
So, that’s my goal. I want my life to be simple, yet deep. I know that life won’t hand me anything and that it will never be uncluttered. I want to make time for what’s important.
How about you? Can you carve out a few minutes in your own life? What’s really important to you?
