Monday, February 16, 2015
I am determined to have a simple life, but even though I work real hard at reaching my goal, I still manage to create a chaotic world for myself. I have come to the conclusion that I need to look at things differently and simplicity will come on its own.
An Alaskan Native man came into the gift shop where I work. He read my name tag and then commented on my name. He told me he liked my name because it is simple, not complicated. Just Cee, easy to remember and not a lot to complicate it. He also said that simplicity is really needed in this world. He told me that I had simplicity just because of my name. I don't know if I gave him a confused look or he just felt that what he felt needed to be repeated. He then told me that I was fortunate because I had simplicity just because of my name. After he left I thought about what he said and it caused me to have an Aha! moment.
Many Native Groups put a lot into a name and many say that you are your name and you need to live up to it. I chose my name and in my choosing I put in a lot of thought. I wanted my name to be simplistic and when people asked me for my real name, instead of saying that Cee is my real name, I went through a lengthy explanation. I can now say with conviction that my real name is Cee because I believe that Cee is who I am. I am just Cee in name and spirit, nothing else and I am comfortable to be Cee even though others try to make more out of it than it is.
An Alaskan Native man came into the gift shop where I work. He read my name tag and then commented on my name. He told me he liked my name because it is simple, not complicated. Just Cee, easy to remember and not a lot to complicate it. He also said that simplicity is really needed in this world. He told me that I had simplicity just because of my name. I don't know if I gave him a confused look or he just felt that what he felt needed to be repeated. He then told me that I was fortunate because I had simplicity just because of my name. After he left I thought about what he said and it caused me to have an Aha! moment.
Simplicity in Nature
ed me to have an Aha! moment.
