Simplify

I was musing this morning…

[aside: Is ‘musing’ a verb? Is it actually possible ‘to muse’? I probably mean that I was thinking this morning but ‘thinking’ doesn’t really capture the somewhat day-dreamy type of thinking where I let my thoughts ramble playfully wherever they choose, settling occasionally for a few moments before setting off again like a butterfly flittering between flowers. So, regardless of whether ‘to muse’ is a valid verb in this context, that is what I was doing.]
… Anyway, I was musing this morning and settled on the word ‘Simplify’. I think it absolutely captures the essence of what I need to do as much as I possibly can. I suspect that pretty much every thing that I am involved with, every system or process I use, every group of possessions I own, every place I utilise could benefit from being simplified. I do try to keep things simple. I like to think of myself as a tidy and uncluttered person (or at least a person who would like to be tidy and uncluttered). But I am very conscious that there is so much stuff – stuff I own, stuff I interact with, stuff I have to do, stuff I want to do, stuff I think I should do, stuff I might do if I ever get round to it. Stuff, stuff, stuff. It all needs a good prune. Hack it down, thin it out, clear the decks, get rid. Simplify.