Simply Simplify

1/12/2018

Clear away the clutter.
Reading my title makes me shudder.
For the thing I know to do
I can’t bring myself to do.
Make space for more
Think-freedom,
Clean-freedom,
Responsibility-freedom.
Time-freedom.
A goal worth achieving
Takes muscles yet to be revealed.
That which I want to do
Gives struggle.
Reduced to my knees
To ask for help.

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This was an interesting process.

I am always surprised with what I end up with as I write my 5 minute post. Channeling my inner e e cummings it seems. At least I didn’t regress to Yoda-izing my phrases. Sheesh!

Thanks for reading this post to the end. You can find some really wonderful thoughts on our word prompt for this week, ‘Simplify’, at Five Minute Friday, a writer’s community where we write our thoughts about one word for five minutes and let the whole world see the result.

12 Comments

Jeannie Prinsen link

1/12/2018 11:57:49 am

I love how you've expressed this, Vicki: " Think-freedom, Clean-freedom, Responsibility-freedom, Time-freedom." Such a good goal -- but not easy to do. We definitely need God's strength to achieve this freedom.

Vicki

1/12/2018 01:50:14 pm

Thanks for your comment, Jeannie! I'm still working on simplifying in this life. Isn't it wonderful that Heaven is simply perfect?
Thanks for stopping by and saying Hi! God bless!

Tara

1/12/2018 01:03:34 pm

I like EE Cummings. I think you did a pretty good job channeling him. I'm in the 7 spot this week.

Vicki

1/12/2018 02:00:06 pm

Thanks, Tara!

Joy Lenton link

1/12/2018 02:44:26 pm

Hi Vicki, this is a lovely take on the word for the week and a great channelling of e e cummings to boot! These thoughts are firing my motivation to simplify and clear the clutter:
"Think-freedom,
Clean-freedom,
Responsibility-freedom.
Time-freedom."
Yes, indeed! Bless you. :)

Vicki

1/12/2018 02:59:37 pm

Glad you enjoyed it, Joy! I love the sense of being unencumbered whenever I clean a cluttered space. Thanks for visiting and sharing your thoughts. God bless!

Kelly Blackwell link

1/13/2018 10:28:33 pm

"A goal worth achieving
Takes muscles yet to be revealed."
Oh just love this post Vicki! It flowed beautifully and was fully to the point. I hope I can find those muscles. There is a lot of clearing needed in my own life. Ahhh simplify sounds so simple but wooo the work is so hard!

Visiting from #82 at FMF today.

Vicki

1/13/2018 11:33:10 pm

Thank you for the encouraging words, Kelly! That's what I love about the FMF community - it really lives up to its name!
I agree with you about developing muscles to help us do the things we need to do.
Blessings to you!

Andrew Budek-Schmeisser link

1/14/2018 12:24:56 pm

This gets printed and put up on the refrigerator. Great job, Vicki.

Vicki

1/14/2018 04:20:17 pm

I am truly honored, Andrew! REALLY! Refrigerators are hallowed spaces and I thank you.
Keeping you before the Father. His grace is sufficient. Blessings to you!

Barbie link

1/16/2018 11:38:00 pm

So encouraging. Thanks for sharing. In the #91 spot this week.

Vicki

1/16/2018 11:52:48 pm

Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Barbie! Blessings to you as you enter 2018.

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