Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout Podcast.

I want to talk about today how we can opt out of complication and opt into simple living.

I have often said one of my favorite songs is Lauren Hill's X Factor,

because of the opening lines of that song that starts with.

It could all be so simple, but you have to make it hard.

And while that was a lyric meant for the end of a partnership and the struggle of that partnership,

I often feel like that is such a simple and pure truth that when we opt out of struggle,

we're really saying, I'm choosing the easy way.

I'm not going to make this harder on myself.

And part of opting out of the struggle

is simplifying your life. And that's not about material possessions, although it could be.

You're burdened by too much stuff. Your life does get unnecessarily complicated. But simple living is a mindset.

It's a way of being that allows you to fully embrace yourself, fully embrace your goals,

and fully embrace happiness. Most people who are extremely successful or more importantly, extremely happy,

will tell you that simplicity was the key to their getting there. Being focused on what's

important and simplifying and reducing the complication in your life will go a long way to you

having that joy that you deserve. So today we're going to talk about really four ways that we can

opt out of complication and opt into simplicity and really manifest a simple and happy life.

The first suggestion I'm going to give to you is probably counterintuitive.

I am going to tell you first and foremost to prioritize rest.

Yes, living simply and avoiding complication means doing less and prioritizing the need for your

body to be at rest.

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