Just a BlinkProof Time Flies

TSP is well under way like dreams in my head. Dreams are the fertilizer for my idea seeds. My first idea seed was was to remove everything from the living room, including selling the TV, for a month. We have a beyond well-worn and stained carpet to rip out in that room and a new laminate floor to install (waiting the garage). Why not empty the space, update the floor and let our minds feel free to imagine what we need and desire from that room? Not having a secondary living space cramps that plan for now. I suppose it was too radical.

The actual definition of simplicity from Wikipedia is the following:

Simplicity is the property, condition, or quality of being simple or uncombined. It often denotes beauty, purity or clarity. Simple things are usually easier to explain and understand than complicated ones. Simplicity can mean freedom from hardship, effort or confusion. It may also refer to a simple living lifestyle.

I am not simple. My roles, relationships and re…(darn what’s a good r word here?) are all very combined. I respect the way God made my heart, soul and mind in a web of connections, complexities and creativity. So what am I doing with The Simplicity Project? Do I want to go live in a bubble free from challenge, growth opportunity or noise?

Q: Can I incorporate my suburban part-time stay-at-home Mom world-living God-fearing self into Simplicity?

A: The simplicity I long for is not a destination as much as a condition I can develop to see a bit more clarity and beauty along my dusty trail here on Earth until the moment I come face to face with the ultimate Beauty and all the confusion is washed away.

3 Idea Seed Fertilizers

1. Define goals. What will our house and family run like, look like, sound like, smell like (seriously I have such a stinky laundry washer right now!), celebrate like and feel like?
2. Pray and Discuss. A friend of ours says, “You need some serious knee-mail!”. I want to be united with the my “Are you serious?”-darling-husband-Peter. What will I have to compromise on? How can we infuse our faith into our plans?
3. Spend time with your dreams. My best ideas come to me right before I fall into a sleepy nap. I like to stay half awake playing around my new imagined place of graceful space. I need to be inspired without becoming jealous which isn’t easy to do. I will stay away from the stores for a long time! That’s like phase 100 and I am still in phase 1/2.