by Jeanni Shepherd | Jan 29, 2021 | Simplicity
Less really is more. Only those who have nothing to prove and nothing to protect, those who have in them a broad space big enough to embrace every part of their part of their own soul, can receive the Christ. And Christ himself will lead us on this path....
by Karen Merry | Jan 26, 2021 | Simplicity
Nearly two decades ago, I was introduced to the concept of an “unhurried life” by a very wise spiritual director. The simple challenge to live in an unhurried way—actually, not theoretically—nearly melted my brain and stopped my neurons from firing. As a...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Jan 22, 2021 | Simplicity
One thing I ask from the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple. –Psalm 27:4 NIV84 Contemplation is a close friend of simplicity. In it’s...
by Jayne Cuidon | Jan 19, 2021 | Simplicity
When I was a kid, my dad used to say to me, “K-I-S-S, Jayne, KISS.” While some would like to believe that he was communicating love and affection for me, he was actually teaching me an important life lesson that I still need to hear: “Keep It Simple, Stupid.” While...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Jan 15, 2021 | Simplicity
I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity. –Oliver Wendell Holmes It took the American Civil War to disillusion and dispirit young Oliver Wendell Holmes. As an...
