“Our Life is frittered away by detail. Simplify. Simplify.”

Henry David Thoreau

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”

Leonardo da Vinci

“A vocabulary of truth and simplicity will be of service throughout your life.”

Winston Churchill

“Simply the thing that I am shall make me live.”

William Shakespeare

“In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity.”

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“Simplicity is the nature of great souls.”

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“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.”

Henry David Thoreau

“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of notes and more notes, it is simplicity that emerges as the crowning reward of art.”

Frederic Chopin

“Simplicity is the glory of expression.”

Walt Whitman

“There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness and truth.”

Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy

“Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity; From discord find harmony; In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”

Albert Einstein

“‘Think simple.’ as my old master used to say – meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to the first principles.”

Frank Lloyd Wright

“Nature is what we know – Yet have not art to say – So impotent our wisdom is to her simplicity.”

Emily Dickinson

“Simplicity is indeed often the sign of truth and a criterion of beauty.”

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“Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in a language comprehensible to everyone.”

Albert Einstein

“To be a philosopher is not merely to have subtle thoughts, nor even to found a school, but to so love wisdom as to live according to its dictates a life of simplicity, independence, magnanimity and trust.”

Henry David Thoreau

“If you want your life to be more rewarding, you have to change the way you think.”

Oprah Winfrey

“If you can imagine it, you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it.”

William Arthur Ward

Read through each of the 5 elements and follow the Exercises given for 10 days. The intention with this guide is to reduce your stress, increase your energy, and bring joy to your life.  Simple. Nothing else.

Just like plants, humans need the same daily dose of daylight.

Sunlight Energy Exercise: 

• Go outside and be in daylight for at least 15 minutes each day.
• Thank the Sun for giving you life.

Simplicity is the glory of expression.

@WaltWhitman

In order for our brains to function properly, we must feed it from natural plant sources.

Go Green Exercise:

• Eat fruits, vegetables and nuts as often as you can.
• Reduce consumption of meat.
• Walk, bike, or carpool.
• Appreciate Nature daily.
• Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.
• Thank the Earth for giving you life.

Nature is what we know – Yet have not art to say – So impotent our wisdom is to her simplicity.”

@EmilyDickinson

Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.

Passion Exercise

• Do whatever makes you feel really good.
• Dance with your mate.
• Go for a bike ride, run or walk.
• Call someone and share a laugh.
• Practice yoga.
• Be grateful for that experience.

“Simply the thing that I am shall make me live.”

@WilliamShakespeare

The most necessary element to Conscious Living in this Guide is Air.

Breathing Exercise:

• Take a breathing break three times each day (wake up, lunch, before bed)
  • Inhale for slow 5 counts, pause.
  • Exhale for slow 6 counts, pause.
  • Repeat at least 5 times.
  • Do more if time permits.
• Meditate
  • Use audio guided, if desired
• Thank it for giving you life.

“‘Think simple.’ as my old master used to say – meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to the first principles.”

@Frank Lloyd Wright

You are 70% water and your mind, body and spirit work better when hydrated.

Water Exercise:

• Drink 1 liter of water right when you wake up.
• Drink the number of your body weight divided by two in ounces.
• Spend 15 minutes each day near a water source: ocean, lake, river, pond, stream, swimming pool, or fountain.
• Listen to the soothing sounds of water to de-stress.
• Thank it for giving you life.

“As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler; solitude will not be solitude, poverty will not be poverty, nor weakness weakness.”

@HenryDavidThoreau

Everything should be made as simple as possible. But not simpler.”

@alberteinstein

Welcome to the voice in my head, “See it simply.”

In 2006, I was sitting on the rooftop of my house overlooking the city of Phoenix and I had a lot on my mind.  I was a few months into taking a sabbatical from my “career”, and I was committed to simplifying my world through “stuff reduction” and becoming very clear about what I wanted to finally do with my life.

Frustrated not having clear answers, I asked the Universe, “Why is it so hard for us to really do what we love doing?”  No answer.

The next morning, while making my smoothie, a voice kept repeating over and over in my head, “See it simply. See it simply.”  Finally, I broke and asked out loud, “See WHAT simply?”

“Everything.” Was the next thing I heard in my head.

Over the course of the next year, I began seeing the word “simple” and all it’s variations everywhere.  Whatever I wanted to learn about; cooking, money, music, golf, yoga, investing, marketing, on & on.

The crux of the message, was always to keep it simple. On the quotes page you will see how many great thinkers, writers, scientists all tell us to simplify.

This website has had many updates over the years, and building a community was always something I thought could ‘happen one day’, but I didn’t know how to do that online. With the advent of #hashtag, we can easily pull millions of people together instantly by creating a common tag. Please use #seeitsimply to share the simple moments in life that make you grateful you’re alive.

Objective

To create a guide to conscious living based on the 5 elements, and to improve the overall wellness of humanity through prevention, nutrition, and exercise.

Goals

• To build small groups of people within families, friends, businesses, groups, organizations and schools who are committed to helping each other attain their mind, body and soul wellness goals.
• To have open communication about the simple moments in life.
• To live in the present, carefully choosing one’s words to ask questions and self-express.

Solution

Follow this See It Simply Guide to Conscious Living for 10 days.

Set a goal for yourself.  If you want to join a community of people all making things happen Ten Days at a Time, visit my10days.com and tell your simple story using #my10days and #seeitsimply.

Let me know how things go!

Love,

Charles.