The Joy of Less

A long checklist of 2023 todos. January approaching its end. Heart starting to pump the pain of losing, again.

Your quick conclusion? Or mine perhaps.

I don’t need too much to feel happy.

No matter how many productivity hacks I try, one thing stands out. One thing remains.

Somebody Unique told it to crowds more than two millennia ago.

Take no thought for tomorrow, for tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

In short?

One day at a time.

I have themed my days but days seem to have their own set of surprises.

So what do I do?

Take one day at a time.

I think that’s what mindfulness is about. Or at least that’s part of it.

One thing one moment.

One act one place.

One focus one destination.

So hey, here we go again.

I had SendFox but I couldn’t seem to make the best use of it.

I had TikTok, YouTube, and IG Reels but I get tired of filming thoughts in a routine.

Even if they’re just Shorts.

Spontaneity is quite precious to me.

Especially if it’s about me.

After all, humans don’t naturally share regularly with other people—and I’m talking more specifically about introverted beings.

I love sharing but thoughts come in a burst a bunch.

And in random “schedules” — albeit that’s an oxymoron right there.

Anyway…

Does LinkedIn welcome melancholy, though?

Fascinatingly enough, it will, because I’d make it so.

Thought for once in the past I’d reserve the drama for iwriteforvegans.com

But hey, I quit that, too.

Never renewed the domain name.

I still can write for vegans if I want.

But that’s not going to be through blogging anymore.

Today LinkedIn told me it’s adding a new feature.

It’ll display LinkedIn Newsletters I follow somewhere in my profile.

So I thought to revisit an old friend.

Its name?

Thoughts on the Abundant Road

That’s this newsletter you’re reading now.

And if you’ve reached this point, I’m genuinely curious why.

I must have been relatable or something.

Anyway, thank you.

You’re a precious soul.

Thanks for being part of my 400+ subscribers.

And for staying, even when I said I wouldn’t be sending monthly for real.

Just whenever I have something abundant with meaning to share.

Which brings me to my title.

The Joy of Less

It’s 2023 and January is approaching its close.

I’m appalled by the weight of my goals.

How do I manage?

I find myself SIFTING.

Filter.

If I find a todo less meaningful than when I first listed it, I leave it out of my cooking.

I sift.

That’s my word for the year, by the way.

I sift because too much doesn’t equate to abundance.

Less is more, as they say.

Less is abundant.

Less is joyful.

So what now?

I might write long pieces again, but this time, it’s going to be just on this LinkedIn newsletter.

I Buffer quick thoughts still, and you’ll see them in my LinkedIn Activity list.

But for rainy days like today, I just got the feels for longer pieces like this.

And am I adding value to you by this writing?

Perhaps yes when I say you don’t have to juggle too many things at once.

I’ve chosen to be an email marketer and that’s where I’d stick my head to.

I haven’t updated my entire profile to reflect that exactly, but hey, at least I now know where I’m going.

Got tired of everything else so I’d move forward to where I’m winning.

Forget the other stuff for now.

They can wait.

There’s joy here where we are.

So we savor the moment.

We live the minute.

We relish the day.

That’s the joy of less.

The happiness in true abundance.