Sunday Edition: Removing Distractions to Choose Simplicity

And what I cooked this week.

The Sunday Edition is Tuesday’s little sister—off-the-cuff updates I’d bring up over a coffee catch-up with a friend.

“And for the most part, we, who could choose simplicity, choose complication.” — Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Gift from the Sea

The more chaotic and devastating the news gets, the more I find myself craving simplicity in my own life; protecting my energy, so that I can show up for my clients during this incredibly tender time and write pieces here that, I hope, make a lasting impact in your own life. I’m going to bed earlier and waking up with the sun, eating lunch outside everyday, watching very little television, and buying nothing besides groceries. This week, I made very few plans in advance, instead leaving room for spontaneity, like inviting my best friend over for dinner at the end of a difficult day, catching up over the phone with long-distance friends, going for bike rides with my partner, and cooking plant-based dinners based on the spring greens available at my co-op—nettles, asparagus, watercress.

Issue #191: How to Create a Life (Actually) Aligned with the Things You Care About

It’s only in writing this early on Sunday morning, that I’m realizing that this week served as a much-needed correction for the value misalignment I recently identified, as well as a means of reconnecting to myself, amid chaos. I’m culling back distractions, choosing simplicity over complication in the areas I can, so I can devote more energy to the causes, people, and broader community that matter most to me. It’s as simple as asking myself the question, In what ways can I remove distractions and complications from this day? Read on for photos from my week, including every single thing I made for dinner: