If you’re a seamstress, then, to you, Simplicity is the brand of sewing patterns and materials. I have a sewing machine. I make pillows…and well, hem my pants….that’s about it. I’m not a seamstress. Sewing isn’t my definition of simplicity.
Sewing isn’t the point of this post. Simplicity is.
I love simple things. I don’t like lots of options. Give me two or three options, and I’m happy. I don’t like going to mega grocery stores with hundreds of options. It drives me crazy. I don’t like having to choose between regular, non-fat, light, sugar free, extra calcium, pulp free, some pulp, all natural, organic, high fiber, extra iron…and the list goes on. Just give me two options: sugar free and non-fat and I’ll choose one and walk away happy.
Most recently I got a new cell phone…a Motorola Droid. It’s all fancy shmancy with lots of apps to download. It gives voice navigation and voice to text. All that fun stuff…BUT it wasn’t simple. It drove me insane for the few weeks that I had it. I was sad to give up some of the features, but I went back to a Blackberry and love it. It does what I need. Simple…all my emails come to my phone. I can text. I can call. I can go online, if I need to.
The point is…simple is sometimes better. Instead of having lots of extravagant church functions or leadership meetings or Sunday school lessons…think simple. What will people remember? What about the church bulletin? Is a tri-fold, card-stock bulletin really necessary, when you could put all the same info on a two-sided 5.5” x 8.5” paper?
What about community groups? Is giving too many options a good thing or a bad thing? Does it confuse people or does it provide more opportunity?
Think simple. Maybe that’s what makes you different.
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August 5th, 2010 at 8:47 pm
Laura,
Nice post today, yes I agree, sometimes simplicity is the best choice to
make. In a world full of technology,convenience and so many options, one
can get overloaded in the mind and body. When this happens,we need to
re-look at ourselves and how these things effect us in everyday life. To
give ourselves permission to make simple, limited choices can be so
beneficial in allowing ourselves the freedom of not getting caught up in
the complications of everyday life. But we also need to remember, it is
all in perspective on how we choose to see things.