What does simplifying your life really mean? One cancer survivor offers a different perspective.
PUBLISHED November 05, 2019
Jane has earned three advanced degrees and had several fulfilling careers as a librarian, rehabilitation counselor and college teacher. Presently she does freelance writing. Her articles include the subjects of hearing loss and deafness, service dogs and struggling with cancer. She has been a cancer survivor since 2010.
She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
We hear repeatedly about simplifying things: in our homes, our workplace and our lives. There is even a popular magazine named Real Simple, with instructions on how to simplify every aspect of our existence. The famous Marie Kondo has published books on becoming organized and purging unnecessary clutter. Some interior decorators swear by the uncluttered, simple furniture and decorations favored by the Minimalist movement, which embraces simplicity, balance, and the idea that “less is more”.She has myelodysplastic syndrome, which is rare, and would love to communicate with others who have MDS.
Indeed, simplicity has become a way of life as people - myself included - talk constantly about decluttering and getting rid of things and not needing as many objects.
However, there is another type of simplicity. I was recently sitting out on my patio, sipping my coffee with a newspaper in my hand and my cat purring in my lap. At one point, I stopped reading the depressing news, took a deep breath and just gazed at the solar dancing figurines I decorate my patio with. As they swayed and danced in response to the warm sunshine, I allowed myself to become mesmerized and true happiness filled my soul. I then realized something.
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