A strong work ethic, few would deny, is a trait we should all cultivate. To achieve anything of value, and to be of value to…
Simplicity is Scary
Each of us, on some level, connects with simplicity. Still we get caught in tangled opinions, drama, words, labels, data, and stuff. If simplicity is…
No Prerequisites
We assume things have to be a certain way, or we need to have certain things, to be fulfilled. Beauty, age, wealth, houses, clarity, poise,…
Anapana Meditation
The principle of meditation is to stay centered within. For me, that is simply being focused of my breath through all of life. This is…
Cultivating Routines
Cultivating life routines are so important. They ensure we are meeting our various life obligations in the process. They allow us to gradually, gracefully build…
Our 24-hour Cycle
With all our lofty goals, visions, dreams, and plans — where does the rubber actually hit the road in living a truly clear, simple, and…
Character Building: The Irony
Each time we have to work harder and humbler than we feel we ever should — an opportunity to build character. Each time we stumble…
What to Decide?
Even the best of us can get stuck in our mind. The paralysis of analysis. With so many options in front of us, what to…
Joyful Goals, Miserable Goals
I’m currently charting the next chapter with my projects, including Clear Simple Life. Part of this is looking back at the dozens of projects I…
Value our Values
Our greatest value to others? Our values. Whatever they are. They point to what is higher than ourselves. We all have value to offer others.…
Honest with Ourselves
It’s essential to be honest at least to ourselves, if no one else. Honest about what? Honest about our awesomeness. And…where we might have fallen…
Launching Clear Simple Life
Today, I’m officially booting up the Clear Simple Life site! I’ve informally played around with the site for well over a year, writing some random…
Once or Twice a Day
We need not do most activities more than once or twice a day. This includes phone calls. This includes What’s App / Facebook. This includes…
All About Being Centered
A simple life means simple rules. Based on if we’re centered. Simply put… Continue on, if we’re centered. Hold-off, if we’ve lost our center. Very…
A Simple Life does not mean…
Many wrong notions of simple. … A simple life doesn’t mean a small life. Nor does it mean an plain life. Nor does it mean…
Goals Have Weight
All goals have weight. They can drag us down. They require maintenance. They demand attention. Goals are like baggage. Make no mistake. But, like any…
Freedom From & Freedom To
There are two sides to freedom, Freedom To, and Freedom From. We tend to imagine freedom as Freedom To do something. Be someone. Say what we…
Friendly Habits
Friendly habits are grooves. Natural grooves. That give some stability, some comfort. Some anticipation, some solace. In our Lifestyle. They aren’t force-fitted. They already exist…
Fascination of our World
We are fascinated with the world around us. Enamored and tickled by the intricacies and details of creation. In all its beauty and wonder. Good.…
Oversimplifcation
Oversimplification means to be simple, past our limits. The minimal becomes an obsession. Frugality becomes a fetish. We engage in the complex, just to be…