Tag Archives: simplicity

Simple Is Often Best

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Posted by on in Assistance, Inspiration, Personal Values, Social, Spiritual, Striving

February 28, 2024- A buttery cake, rich and heavy, may taste scrumptious, but a simple English muffin, with a light touch of jam, or nut butter, or light coating of butter, is easier on the system.

A marbled Wagyu steak, or a lobster tail drenched in drawn butter, or a plate of lasagna, may be exquisitely filling, especially if accompanied by the usual trimmings, however, a dinner salad (with grilled chicken or salmon), a small bowl of soup, or a plate of grilled chicken or fish, with steamed vegetables, might be easier on the metabolism.

An intense dance party, with six signature acts, ten food trucks circling around, and five hundred people thereabouts, can be extremely energizing, and later, exhausting, yet quiet, somewhat meditative gatherings can be kinder to the psyche.

A spirited, well-organized cruise, or bus tour, taking in a number of countries and cities, in a rather short time, can provide a glimpse of the rich tapestry of human life and earthly scenery. All the same, nothing surpasses a rising or setting of the Sun, viewed from a small nook or overlook, in the company of one’s best friend.

Simple can surpass complex, in so many instances.

Smoke, Scheming and Fatigue

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Posted by on in Assistance, children, collaborating, Community, distraction issues, Education, impediments, Inner Struggles, Personal Values, Social, Striving

October 3, 2023- More than one child said they were just plain tired- of the smoke from “prescribed burns”, of someone else getting the “last” of a lunch item, or choosing a book they wanted, ahead of them.

More than one adult said they were just plain tired- of the smoke from “prescribed burns”, of people, with agendas contrary to the best interests of children, holding sway.

I am just plain tired- not so much of the smoke from “prescribed burns” (late autumn wildfires are far worse), as from the all-too-transparent schemes of those who think they know exactly how to create a perfect society-just quash the dreams of the common people, and of the rising generations and make everyone toe the line. If people start to catch on, the wire pullers have a plan for that, too-just blame the “other side”.

We, at the ground level are beginning to see that there is no other side-save the puppet masters; indeed, some of us have seen this, for a good long time. My third and fourth grade teachers taught us to reduce fractions to lowest terms. A professor in Graduate School taught us to resolve matters at the lowest possible level. “Keep it simple” ( I will dispense with the odious term ‘stupid’) was something I only mastered late in life, but I’m there now. The more someone tries to complicate things, the more likely it is that a nefarious agenda is afoot. The more someone tries to deflect attention away from themselves, the more likely it is that there is a serious offense being hidden.

Keep an eye on those who are taking advantage of chaos-they may very well be the ones creating it, in the first place.