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Simple Is As Simple Does

When in doubt, do what makes sense to you

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Jun 21, 2025
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"Don't worry about what you can't do; focus instead on what you can do... And then do it."

— Billy Graham —

Why Don’t We Want to Be Simple?

Why do we complicate everything, including and most importantly, our lives?

Is this the human condition? In our quest for simplicity, do we end up securing the exact opposite?

Indeed, sometimes life just gets out of our …

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