Make Life Simple 🩵☺️

A little sidenote here with bringing up last week for a minute. I forgot to say this, but “ Express Yourself” by Madonna was one of my songs on a mixed tape. 📻 I had many tapes, but remembered that song being on one so there ya have it! Those were the days for sure when kids (probably mostly teen girls) had blank tapes in the deck waiting for a favorite song to come on the radio. We loved it all despite easier conveniences of today. I still have all mine, but can’t play them anymore… 😞 *** AND a correction here… “Fantasy” NOT “ Emotions” by Mariah Carey was played at the dentist’s office. I actually remembered it in the middle of the night! Crazy how things come to me so I just had to share that… 🤪

You’ll notice that smiling photo of Ultimate Warrior back in his early days below. Ah yes~~~ he had the best smile. 😊 He also inspired my title today as no, not always! I decided to watch a little of the “Always Believe” DVD, just some snippets of my choosing. I rarely watch Disc 1 much but closer to the HOF moments, I will more along with parts of 3. Warrior was talking about life in the beginning of the DVD. Most fans know how he portrayed the character of UW, which allowed him to be somebody larger than life which then allowed him the opportunity to do life his way~~~on his terms. Warrior got the chance to be a superhero of sorts, which then enabled him to do a simple thing called LIFE. Huh? What does that mean exactly?

I will expand on his words somewhat today as I have in the past but for many of us, it can be tricky. Life isn’t always simple. It’s messy and complicated at times, right? It sure is but again warriors~ it’s all on how we respond to it that matters. I do realize that some of you readers will highly disagree with me and frankly, I don’t blame you. After all, many are in dire circumstances or distraught with pain, family obligations, debt, and lots of other scenarios. I get it, truly I do. This isn’t about all that although I am not naïve to the frustrations of others. It’s real and it’s ugly quite often.

We need the simple though, we absolutely do. When was the last time you did something simple and easy but were fine with it? Really FINE with it? No big fuss, no extravagant details but maybe bordering on boredom? That’s good once in a while despite warriors probably thinking that if one isn’t busy, it’s not living. That is false, so don’t buy into that expression. The reason people don’t want downtime is because it scares them. Yep, it does. When you aren’t on the go all the time, your mind might play tricks on you but here’s the great part. You don’t have to let it!

There are the moments when we need alone, quiet, or stillness to think and let our soul speak to us. That doesn’t mean to sound crazy, but inspiring. Be creative and do something fun that isn’t so cerebral or brain based. I’m not saying to be irresponsible but just to lighten up some. Even warriors need fun and silly stuff, including Mr. Warrior himself . I have shared plenty on here… 🤭 We can have our thinking caps on (like I used to say to my preschoolers) but shake those ropes and let your heart decide what will come next. I know it’s ultimately hard for many of us to do, but we need it all. By all I mean the head, heart, and gut like I say on repeat. The gut has the final say so let it be your #FinalBoss.

Making life simple will look different for any of us. It can be to declutter, buy frugal (yet nice,) plan an easy day, or things similar. Don’t be bored out of your skull but just to~ here it comes~ my mantra~ “go with the flow.” See where the day takes you if you can without the hustle and bustle of work, schedules, or routines. We need our livelihood for sure but make space with a relaxing time to just be. It can entail a self love day or just hanging with those you want. That could’ve been mentioned last week! Sometimes, we do have to schedule those kinds of events but please fit them in because it’s necessary. You don’t wanna leave this planet someday and think all you did was work, work, work, do you? Again, I do understand commitments and expectations to survive financially but life is supposed to be fun too, correct? It sure is and most of us crave more of it.

I know if I don’t get a little break from heavy events that drain me, I would scream or should I snarl? 😬Even just a simple change in environment helps too. It might not be much but the serotonin in our brains will respond along with our endorphins of the heart. Listen to what your intuition tells you. I am doing that more and more without overthinking or overreacting. This means I’m not analyzing so much that I can’t just * FEEL * my way through a situation. Yes, we need the logic but allow the simple to come forward. Life will be easier when we respond in healthy ways instead of giving into those negative feelings of insecurity, doubt, or worry.

Warrior allowed his life to become simpler as he withdrew more from the professional business of wrestling. No, he didn’t just sit around on his 10 acres in New Mexico but found exciting ways to let life work in different directions with more flow. He was always a busy guy for sure but listened to his gut, which determined how life would go. Warrior always did that but with his family, it became more simple for him to just be without obligation or pressure. Life can be simple warriors if we let go of those ropes just a little and allow ourselves to flow into who we truly came here to be. I hope you can let life work for you and not work for your life. Then, like Warrior you can say “…to make a life and to be ME!” 👏🏻🏜️🥰

P.S. if any of you are followers of “ 80’s Wrestling the Podcast,”

they have a new platform since late December. It’s called Podbean, which you may be familiar with. Just download the app as it is so easy to navigate. There even is a chat room during the live episodes… Check them out sometimes if you are able… 👍💪🏻🤼‍♀️