What makes your life easier?
By Hope
@1hopefulman (45111)
Canada
June 24, 2019 9:02am CST
Some people say that life is hard. If so, then why don't we simplify life and make it easier? Can we really simplify life? What can we do to built a simple life?
Are there things we can do to make life easy or as least easier?
What have you done or do to make your life easier?
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Here are a few simple ideas:
* Always make a list when we go shopping
* Never spend more than we earn
* Try to solve problems before they become too big
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Matthew 6:22 (King James Version) 22 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Let's keep our lives simple and focused on what is really important and of value.
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21 responses
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
24 Jun 19
Do you think it would have been easy if you hadn't planned or even harder? 
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@LadyDuck (502491)
• Italy
25 Jun 19
@1hopefulman No, not at all what happened that made life hard did not depend on me.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
25 Jun 19
@LadyDuck Yes, hardships can come from many different directions but some people are able to handle hardships better because they have their act together. I'm only talking from personal experience.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
24 Jun 19
Life is hard. You lose loved ones and it is hard. You make lists. And you try to solve problems as they arise. Every day living is not so bad, if you plan for things. But then you get knocked down with the other losses and tragedies. But I am a survivor. I keep getting up.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
25 Jun 19
@CarolDM Good! Our life is precious and a gift and we must use it to the last. If we can do a bit more good with it then we need to do it.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Jun 19
@1hopefulman I made a decision that I would keep going as long as I can.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
24 Jun 19
Yes, procrastination can cause a lot of problems and frustrations. 2 people like this
@smileyhema (4463)
• United States
1 Jul 19
Less Expectations makes my life easier.. I know it's easy to say, but I keep reminding about this phrase to me.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
1 Jul 19
I agree with you there! A friend of mine used to say: 'Blessed are those that don't expect anything as they will not be disappointed.'
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@smileyhema (4463)
• United States
1 Jul 19
@1hopefulman That's a perfect phrase for life.i know all those quotes are easy to say, but it really requires some commitment to achieve those.. Once, we get that out, we will be in bliss.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
2 Jul 19
@smileyhema Knowledge and wisdom open many doors to a better life.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
25 Jun 19
Being organized that way has spared me a lot of frustration and has kept me from wasting my resources.
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
3 Jul 19
You have some good tips. I try to always have my list for the day made out the night before. That saves my brain some work in the mornings. I do my best to keep my money spending below what I bring in. A cluttered house can become a nuisence so I try to get rid of things that I really don't need. It sure makes cleaning easier too.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
4 Jul 19
@velvet53 Have fun! Simplifying never ends...
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
4 Jul 19
Thanks! Yes, the less we have, the easier it is to keep our place clean.
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@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
4 Jul 19
@1hopefulman Yep and I am getting ready to go through things again this weekend.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
24 Jun 19
I agree. Just take life as it is and stop trying to stress yourself too much about it.
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@cherriefic (10399)
• Philippines
24 Jun 19
@1hopefulman I stay away with people who stress me out.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Jun 19
I think the simplest way to make our life easier is to not stress over the little things. Things will happen, annoyances will occur, but it's the way we look at things that make the biggest difference. Is getting annoyed over something really going to help, or is it going to hinder? It hinders, and so why get annoyed? Just get through it and move forward.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
24 Jun 19
We can be practical! If we have a little stone in our shoe, might not the simplest thing be to remove the little annoyance and move on our merry way?
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Jun 19
@1hopefulman Exactly. There's no use in worrying over the stone in the shoe. Remove the stone and keep walking.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
29 Jun 19
Yes, having some money saved up is always useful. Having a car where there is no public transportation can make life a lot easier.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
26 Jun 19
I always had more than one job going. It made life easier when I had two paychecks a week. Then I had a lot of energy.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
26 Jun 19
@db20747 One has to do what is necessary or what it takes.
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@db20747 (43419)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
26 Jun 19
@1hopefulman it takes this and then some to live a good and decent life!!
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
3 Jul 19
Yes, if we solve problems while they are still small we avoid a lot of trouble and pain.
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@ShifaLk (17811)
• India
3 Jul 19
@1hopefulman very true. And we have to keep control on the things which can get worse.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
25 Jun 19
For sure life can be hard and so whatever we can do to make it easier will give us some relief.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
25 Jun 19
@Nevena83 I don't like needless suffering and confusion and look for ways to successfully deal with hardships. I pray and search for help and keep happily going forward.
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@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
25 Jun 19
@1hopefulman I think I never knew how to relieve my life.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
6 Aug 19
The simpler is our way of life, the happier we are. Let's live within our means and enjoy the simple living.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
6 Aug 19
Beautiful words and I totally agree with you!
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
6 Aug 19
@1hopefulman Thanks. I am happy about it.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
25 Jun 19
I remember once hearing that those who think that something can't be done should move out of the way of those that are doing it!
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
1 Jul 19
Every obstacle is a challenge! How to we overcome it? The wise person tries to find the easiest way!
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
1 Jul 19
So your life is already easy! 
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
26 Jun 19
It's a good thing to do. It saves a lot of running back and forth or saves one from forgetting something.
@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
25 Jun 19
I found that tip has worked really well in my life.
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
•
5 Jul 19
I think for me the less day to day things on my mind the easier or less stress. I've noticed when I went on vacation all those little day to day details are put on hold and your mind is free from that clutter. Being free to relax and escape those daily responsibilities frees you up to stop and smell the roses. Trying to incorporate that attitude into one's daily life even for one day a week can improve one's attitude and alleviate the stress. Kind of like recharging a battery.
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@1hopefulman (45111)
• Canada
6 Jul 19
Sounds good! We can adopt a vacation-day-attitude.
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