Simply simple.

I just had the best kind of Saturday. Nothing special, just simple.

I shouldn't even say "just" simple. "Just" implies that it wasn't that great.  It was great.  It was simple.

I got up.  Ate breakfast. Spent all day focusing on one subject of study.  Caught a meal with good friends. Watched a movie with said friends. Now I'm considering whether I want to do an hour or so more of study or make a McDonald's run at midnight for some sweet tea (what can I say, I'm craving some at the moment!)

Lent has me opening my eyes to how often I make things complex. Sometimes accidentally, such as when I cram in more events into a week then I plan and I get overwhelmed.  Sometimes on purpose, such as when I read too much into life's little events and make them into huge dramas in my mind.

But today was just lovely.  I was able to focus on one thing at a time. There was sometimes urgency, but never rush.  There were spur of the moment decisions, but never imprudency. Life just was.

So, yeah, Lent.  Has me thinking a lot on simplicity, silence, and solitude.  Just a bunch of questions that roll around in my mind.  Sometimes I have an answer for them, sometimes they remain.  How do I find a balance of solitude and community in my life?  Have I been practicing enough silence?  When is silence most appropriate?  Do I need to say no to more events that come up that I try to squeeze in?  Or am I just making excuses most of the time? Are these questions in themselves making the ideas more complex than they need be?

*sigh* So my mind works most days.  But now, at the end of this day, I am content. And I will treasure this day.  Because it was simple.