SIMPLICITY

Written By vijay sridharan

Simplicity embraces being plain, clear, easy to understand. Living simply is about enjoying what’s uniquely essential to you and letting go of what you don’t need.

Inspiration for practicing simplicity

  • Choose one meaningful surface area in your home – your desk or kitchen table or bathroom counter – and keep it clear.

  • Have an “out” box or drawer where you place things that are ready to be given away. When it’s full, share with friends or thrift shops.

  • Single-task. Do just one thing at a time and notice how it feels.

  • Lighten your digital intake by “unfollowing” people and businesses on social media that are no longer relevant, active, or nourishing to you.

  • Experiment with working with only one tab open at a time.

  • Schedule space around every item in your calendar.

  • Practice mindful walking. There are guided meditations in the Calm app for walking mindfully – from 5 minutes to 30.

Self-reflection

What area of my life is asking for more simplicity?

““We can travel a long way and do many things, but our deepest happiness is not born from accumulating new experiences. It is born from letting go of what is unnecessary, and knowing ourselves to be always at home.” ”
— Sharon Salzberg
 
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About Calm Cards 
About Calm Cards 

We created these cards as a way to intentionally cultivate the qualities that support us in showing up for ourselves and others, in ways that feel nourishing and meaningful. 

We encourage you to engage with the Calm Cards in whatever way feels best. Here are a few ways that we love to use them:

  • Pick a card in the morning to set an intention for the day

  • Pick a card on a Sunday to set an intention for the week

  • Pick a card on the first day of the month to set an intention for the month

  • Pick a card when you’re feeling stuck, to see what happens when you infuse more of that quality into your day

  • Pick a card when you’re struggling with another person to explore what qualities might bring more ease into your relationship

  • Pick a card and use it as journaling prompt

  • Pick a card and use it in your meditation practice

  • Pick a card to use with a partner or group — like a book club, but an intention club; connect daily or weekly or monthly and share your experiences

  • Send a card to a friend who may need some inspiration

Check out the entire collection of Calm Intentions here.

Pick another Calm Intentions card here.

We’ve also put all of the cards in a lovely booklet for you to use as a mindfulness tool, a journal full of inspiration for your practice. Download the Calm Intentions Journal here!


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