Simplify, simplify, simplify.  We have read this somehow.  When I read it, I thought, can't the writer just say simplify?  To say it three times, defeat the purpose. 

Often times, I am guilty of making the same mistake.  Instead of loving or being contended with what I have, I tend to long for something that is not there.  And it makes my life complicated.  

Before, I would always work so hard that I would forget about the people who are important to me.   I can never forget what my three and half year old niece told me, when I brought work at home.  I was busy typing some report when I heard a gentle tap at my door. When I opened the door, my niece was standing there and in all seriousness said, uncle don't work too hard, ok. 

That experience was enlightening to say the least. Now, I am learning to appreciate the simple pleasures of life, and most of them are free. Eating out is no longer a drag.  Conversations with loved ones, however silly are now always meaningful.  Holding my girlfriend's hand while walking in the park, brings joy.  Every moment is so important that I no longer treat it as passing time.  I just learned how to simplify.