January 7, 2011 Chautauqua

From the Editor's Computer


Humans have a remarkable ability to complicate the simplest things.

For example, I’m slogging my way through “13 Ways of Looking at the Novel” by Jane Smiley - it is very textbook-like, with a mere 570 pages plus an index (I’m only on page 214!). In that massive number of pages, the author is basically saying that every novel is unique because every novelist and every reader is unique. She is taking 570 pages to say what I just said in twelve words!

We complicate our schedules, our relationships, our jobs, our homes, our hobbies, and basically every aspect of life - some by choice and some by default.

So this New Year, I wish for you more simplicity in all areas of your life. Less complexity and more peace. Less anxiety and more relaxation. Because...When all is said and done in this crazy world, the simplest answer is usually the right one (Ockham’s Razor: paraphrase).

Beth

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