{"id":833,"date":"2017-03-09T17:57:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T17:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelguidance\/?p=833"},"modified":"2017-03-09T18:03:44","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T18:03:44","slug":"keeping-things-simple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelguidance\/2017\/03\/keeping-things-simple.html","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Things Simple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping Things Simple. Staying grounded while so much is going on around you can be a challenge. Keeping things simple is not as overwhelming as tackling everything all at once. Make a plan and take little steps while you get things moving and then momentum can build.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/395\/2017\/03\/simplifybn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-835\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/395\/2017\/03\/simplifybn.jpg\" alt=\"simplifybn\" width=\"554\" height=\"349\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Simplify the aspects of your life that are not working for you. Find\u00a0the purpose. Finding your way may be much simpler than you think. It is more than accomplishing one simple strategy for increasing your happiness; it is about having a sense of purpose \u2013 of feeling like you are here for a reason. When you feel a sense of purpose, you can feel the greatest happiness of all.<\/p>\n<p>Savour the moments in life. To be in the moment is to live in the moment. Too often we are thinking ahead or we are looking ahead instead of appreciating the now. When you savour very moment, you are keeping your thoughts joy focused and on what is, on the Now and truly, this is all we have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affirm Often: &#8220;When I am open and in a state of allowing more opportunities come my way.\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tons of love, Sharon and the angels xoxox<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.playingwiththeuniverse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.playingwiththeuniverse.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Check out Sharon&#8217;s book, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2hLo1LL\" target=\"_blank\">Angel Guidance, Messages of Love and Healing<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"score-component ad ad-container hidden-xs text-center col-sm-12\">\n<div class=\"teads-inread\">\n<div class=\"teads-ui-components-label\">A beautiful expanded collection of 365 messages inspired by the daily Angel Wisdom that Sharon Taphorn shares with thousands of readers around the world. Each message contains thought provoking conversations with the angels\u00a0and assists us on our\u00a0journey called the human experience.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/playingwiththeuniverse.blogspot.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\">Check out Sharon\u2019s daily Angel Guidance Messages<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelguidance\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/angelguidanc<\/a>e<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keeping Things Simple. Staying grounded while so much is going on around you can be a challenge. Keeping things simple is not as overwhelming as tackling everything all at once. Make a plan and take little steps while you get things moving and then momentum can build. 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