There is no authority but yourself.
Simplicity is never to be associated with weakness and ignorance. It means reducing tons of ore to nuggets of gold. It means the light of fullest knowledge; it means that the individual has seen the folly and the nothingness of those things that make up the sum of the life of others. He has lived down what others are blindly seeking to live up to. Simplicity is. . .the secret of any specific greatness in the life of the individual.
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“Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure. But unfortunately, although it is true, it is difficult for us to accept it. Because we cannot accept the truth of transience, we suffer.” ~ Shunryu Suzuki
John Maeda’s Laws of Simplicity:
Law 1: Reduce
The Simplest way to achieve simplicity is through thoughtful reduction
Law 2: Organize
Organization makes a system of many appear fewer
Law 3: Time
Savings in time feel like simplicity
Law 4: Learn
Knowledge makes everything simpler
Law 5: Differences
Simplicity and complexity need each other
Law 6: Context
What lies in the periphery of simplicity is definitely not peripheral
Law 7: Emotion
More emotions are better than less
Law 8: Trust
In simplicity we trust
Law 9: Failure
Some things can never be made simple
Law 10: The One
Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious, and adding the meaningful
food consumption by families in different countries
To say F**k It feels good. To stop struggling and finally do what you wish . . . to ignore what everyone is telling you and just go your own way . . . feels really great.
In this inspiring and humorous book, John C. Parkin suggests that saying F**k It is the perfect Western expression of the Eastern spiritual concept of letting go, giving up, and finding real freedom by realizing that things don’t matter so much (if at all). It’s a spiritual way that doesn’t require chanting, meditating, or wearing sandals. And it’s the very power of this modern-day profanity that makes it perfect for shaking us Westerners out of the stress and anxiety that dominate our daily lives.
So, find out how to say F**k It to all your problems and concerns. Say F**k It to all the “shoulds” in your life, and finally do what you want
no matter what other people think!
At Amazon: F**k It: The Ultimate Spiritual Way by John C. Parkin
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