Journal Writing Prompt: Keep it simple
“I have yet to see any problem, however complicated, which, when you looked at it in the right way, did not become still more complicated.”~Poul Anderson
I have a good friend with whom I’ve discussed this sort of thing many times (and she knows who she is!). It seems to me that we spent more than a fair share of time taking something that is relatively easy and straightforward and *making* it complicated. It’s almost as if humans have this innate desire for everything to be so complex that there’s no hope of solving it.
For example, when I first started using WordPress (blogging software), I thought it was about the best thing since sliced bread (maybe THE best, but, maybe only a runner up, it’s hard to say when I don’t eat sliced bread. 
) I couldn’t believe anyone used anything else to blog with. Yet, when I introduced this to my friend, it took a little time for her to see that it was so easy to use. It was almost as if her brain was subconciously telling her that there was no way it was that easy, there must be a catch! Very quickly, though, she realized that, yes, it was super easy to use - and the rest is, well, history!
In your journal, write about something that your brain turned into a very complicated matter that was truly quite simple. Reminisce about the path you took to come to the realization it wasn’t nearly as difficult as you initially thought.
Daily journal writing prompt bonus: Are you facing an exceptionally complicated matter right now? Are you sure it’s *that* complicated? In your journal, write about it, and do some “child-like” brainstorming to see if it’s not nearly as complicated as your mind wants you to believe.
Happy Journaling!
Dee
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