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“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.”  ~ Hans Hofmann

I have always been somewhat annoyed by my coffeemaker.  Actually, I don’t have anything personal against my current device, but a frustration with coffeemakers in general.  My past seven coffeemakers have worn out within eighteen months, and each had its own unique quirk.  With the majority, no matter what carafe, pot, pitcher, funnel, or liquid tool I used to fill the system, I would end up with water all over the counter.

I also like to grind my beans fresh.  Again, no matter my method, my counters would be littered with coffee grounds as I sought a fresh brew; sometimes the grounds even ended up in my cup.

On a completely different note, I also have a scissor dilemma.  No matter how many pairs I buy, as soon as I need a pair, they have disappeared.  I won’t even go into my challenges of socks and how these perfectly happy couples emerge from the dryer solo.

What do my coffeemaker, socks, and scissors have in common?  All three are tolerances.  While not earth-shattering problems, each is a complication in the day; a complication I can accept instead of solve.  I do not fall into a depression when encountering these obstacles, but they do frustrate me.  Instead of providing peace, each time I see the seeping water, I shake my head and reach for a rag.

Each of us has our own tolerances.  Tolerances make up the list we “will get to” someday when there is time.  Yet if we face a certain tolerance often, then today is the day to think about removing this stressor and simplicity stealer from your life.

Here are a few examples of tolerances:

• No garbage can in the laundry room for lint
• Junk mail
• No napkins/clean up supplies/garbage can in the car
• Running out of AA batteries
• Running out of essential supplies such as milk
• Socks that don't match
• Too many plastic bags
• Pieces and parts to "something"
• Items to give away that haven't been
• Missing scissors, tape, staplers
• Tangled Christmas lights
• Clothes that don't fit or look good
• Wobbly chairs and tables
• Expired warranties
• Junk drawers
• Too many clothes hangars
• Drawers which don't close
• Storage containers without lids
• Expired coupons
• Stacks of old magazines we don't read
• Cosmetic products that are outdated, or don't match, or don't work

This is just a small list of the many things that complicate our lives today.  Solving just one tolerance once and for all rejuvenates and simplifies our world.

TAKE A STEP FORWARD

Tolerances take up a lot of time and energy, but resolving them is often a quick process.  Generate your own list of life tolerances in your journal.  Choose five items from this list and brainstorm ways to resolve them.  Make a plan to resolve at least one of these tolerances today!