{"id":401,"date":"2008-02-24T02:42:35","date_gmt":"2008-02-24T07:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/example.org\/simplify-your-l"},"modified":"2008-02-24T02:42:35","modified_gmt":"2008-02-24T07:42:35","slug":"simplify-your-l","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/makingripples.com\/?p=401","title":{"rendered":"Simplify Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
\nI wrote this a few years ago for someone who was a little overwhelmed. It still applies today.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u2022\u2002Tell the truth more often. <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\nThen you won\u2019t have to remember what you said to whom.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u2022\u2002Tell the truth as kindly as possible.<\/span> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\nThen you won\u2019t have to say you are sorry so often.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u2022\u2002Curb those impulses to lash out with righteous anger. <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\nThen you won\u2019t have to spend so much time mending relationships.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u2022\u2002If it sounds too good to be true, find out what the exchange is. <\/span>
Criminality is simply getting something for nothing. If you are not one already, why become a criminal now?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u2022\u2002If life is hard to face, don\u2019t make it more complicated by running away from it .<\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\nFind some part of your life you can confront and do something about it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n\u2022\u2002If you can\u2019t think of anything else, find an animal to care for. <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\nThey will probably not give you any grief about it and you will feel better.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2022\u2002<\/span>Find somebody to help, starting with yourself.
If all else fails, take a walk until you feel calmer and rested and look at these again.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

This and a lot of other useful tips can be found in my book, Danger Quicksand – Have A Nice Day<\/a> which is still available as a free download..<\/p>\n

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