Simplify

Dear Friends,

In line with everything I have worked out, I have realised there is still one more thing I need to do. The thing I need to do is simply my life. I don’t mean going to extremes and throwing away all my things, I just need to simplify what I am doing with my time. While at the same time simplify the ideas I have.

I have always been a realistic person, and I know what my limits are. At this time and point in time, I don’t have time to do all the things I really want to do. I have to get real now, and realise a lot of my idea need to go on the backburner right now.

I want to make it very clear I am not giving up on things; I just need to simplify what I want to do. I’ve realised I will never have as much time on my hands, as I did when I was a student, or unemployed. Because of this, my time is limited. I can’t be chasing things I will get around to when I have the time, when I know in my heart of hearts I will never have the time for it.

I know I could be determined and make time for these things, and then I know I can do it. Life at the moment is too much of a headache, when I do have time on my hands, a lot of it’s me spending time on sleeping resting or something that really needs to get done right away.

A sad truth is I will have more games than I could ever dream to complete. Same with my books, as I look at my bookcase I can honestly say I have only read a third of shelf, and I know unless I sit down and read every moment I am free will I ever get thought it.

I know there is an easier solution, I could just quit my job and then I could have all the time in the world. However, as I am not rich or debt free that isn’t going to happen any time soon. Maybe in a very, very lucky world I would be rolling in it and then have enough time to be a man of leisure, but right now I don’t have said luxury.

A bigger question I have to ask myself, what am I going to do will this said stuff? Now in a fabulous world all the things I have accumulated would be worth a small fortune, but sadly life is a bitch and if I am lucky I would get about £100 for all my items. I know I could donate them to charity, but that is still an option. But I know a part of me would love to hang on it all, just in case that one day comes. I know it’s me being delusion, but you never know one day I might be like, oh yeah I forgot about this. Then get around to it spur of the moment, but unlikely.

A part of me wonders this has made me realise I have too many interests I’ve gotten into. Maybe because of this is has led to this problem. Or maybe because I don’t connect much with these interests much anymore I feel I need to give some of them up. Or maybe it might be me giving up past pastimes to help me explore new ones.

I think it’s part of the human experience. We take an interest in too much and then never have the time do them, and why some of the people I know who are older stopped doing certain things. I don’t know, but I do think it’s something to consider. But a bigger part of me doesn’t want to be that kind of person. I want to still be into a lot of things when I get older, but I want to at least still do one of my interests as small or as little I can.

As always reader, I put it to you. Do you feel you need to simplify your life? Not just interests, but every other aspect of life. Wither it be friends, money or dating. When I think about it there are so many ways we all over extend ourselves to fit in, or to prove we are something. I realise I need to be me, but as basic and simple as possible. What’s even stranger is, I have been doing this more and more without even trying. Hmm I guess it has been on my mind, so let just keep it simple.

 XO FabEs