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Something Worth SharingThe Three Simple Arts
Over the past few weeks I’ve captured some slightly different books. These books aren’t the usual ‘strategy’, ‘growth mindset’ or ‘communication’ type books, but they have had a noticeable similarity. I began with The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - a gorgeous book focusing on self-kindness and compassion. The next was Big Panda and Tiny Dragon. This one was about two unlikely friends navigating life. My third book was from the same author, James Norbury, called The Cat Who Taught Zen, this was about the journey of life and a need to see what we have rather than being in pursuit of what we believe we need. Finally, was a little book called Zen - The Simple Art of Living. All of these books were beautiful - to read and look at. All of them left me reflecting on how complicated we can make our own lives. The constant search and hope for more simplicity, time and space was a huge take-away. Ironically, they each sound easy - and obvious! But, I often struggle with each of the three: simplicity, time and space. I’ve realised that they are each an art. By ‘art’, I mean the skill, technique, and mastery required to do something well or effectively. This highlights the need to practice and develop a muscle or three. The muscles I’ll be prioritising are: The ability to simplify - physically, emotionally and mentally. The use of time - to value our time and how we use it. The protection of space - to think, process and reflect.
The ‘simple art’ of these three isn’t so simple, but is definitely valuable - if not vital.
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