Discovering the Power of Simplicity: Lessons Learned from Post-Prison Reinvention

I used to overcomplicate everything, and often I still do.

Because of old beliefs, like,

“Nothing good comes easy.”

and

“I’m not worthy of amazing things, so I have to make them really complicated so I can “earn” them.”

When I’m in chaser mode, I eschew the simple in favor of the complex to support my limiting beliefs.

When I operate as the creator of my life, I seek the simple.

Simple is clean.

Clean is smooth.

Smooth is effective.

Effective is empowering.

Empowerment fuels intentional, committed progress.

Intentional, committed progress toward a meaningful goal cultivates a sense of mission, meaning, and fulfillment — from which happiness and self-worth flow like a perpetual cistern.

A perfect example: I took Blank Canvas one word at a time, all the way to its publication.

Stop overcomplicating everything and seek simplicity.

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My book, “Blank Canvas, How I Reinvented My Life After Prison” is available on Amazon.