clearing out

Old Hank• once talked about keeping life to manageable size.

He used three words: Simplify, Simplify, Simplify.

I used to tell my art students to simplify their design every chance they had because life (and designs) get more complex, all by themselves.

Just read about a quite well to do lady who began giving things away early in her “old age” and by the time she died she had reduced her belongings to two boxes worth.

Daughter once bought a house with a 30 year collection of “stuff”. Now, 5 or 6 years later they are still finding new “treasures.” Friend’s in laws both passed and they inherited the same thing, a house with a 30 year collection of “stuff.”

He says they are making great progress clearing it out.

The lesson is easy to write and talk about and really tough to follow.

*Old Hank: Henry David Thoreau