“If it is complicated, it is from ego. If it is simple, it is from Spirit.”
(Author unknown)
These words arrive like a breath of clean morning air — unexpected and disarming.
In a world addicted to more — more plans, more proof, more explanations — we have almost forgotten how to trust the simple. And yet, across the ages, simplicity has been the language of the soul.
The Celtic saints knew it.
They walked barefoot with God across the earth and through the silence, listening more than speaking. Their prayers were woven into the rhythms of wind and waves, hearth and hillside. Nothing flashy. Nothing forced.
And maybe that’s the test:
If it clutters, it clouds.
If it clears, it calls.
✨ Spirit Moves Simply
Ego complicates.
It scrambles to be seen, to justify itself, to prove it belongs.
It builds towers of logic and walls of opinion, afraid to be still for too long.
But Spirit?
Spirit is the hush before dawn.
The single word that rearranges your day.
The knowing in your gut that doesn’t need a reason.
It doesn’t argue.
It doesn’t grasp.
It simply is.
You’ll find Spirit in the quiet of a breath you didn’t know you were holding.
In the soft knowing that doesn’t need validation.
In the peace that comes not from certainty, but from surrender.
🕊️ A Celtic Echo
In the Celtic Christian tradition, God is not somewhere far away, wrapped in thick theology or intellectual complexity. God is near — brúithem, the judge of the soul, yes, but also the Presence in the mist, the whisper in the trees, the companion by your side.
Simplicity was not a lack of depth.
It was a return to it.
Prayer was as natural as lighting the fire.
Scripture was not dissected but dwelled in.
Life was not a puzzle to solve, but a pilgrimage to walk.
They knew what we forget:
That God is not hard to find.
But ego is loud.
And Spirit is quiet.
🌬️ This Week’s Invitation: Choose the Simple Thing
If your thoughts are spinning…
If your schedule is full but your heart is empty…
If the answers are too complicated to make sense anymore…
Pause.
Ask yourself:
“Which way feels lighter?”
“Which choice feels more like coming home than running ahead?”
“What would it mean to follow the Spirit today, not the ego?”
You don’t have to map out your life.
Just take the next simple, faithful step.
🌀 A Practice for the Path
Practice: Follow the Simpler Thread
When you find yourself faced with options, pause for a moment and gently ask:
“What feels clear, kind, honest?”
“What path softens my body and opens my breath?”Then, take one small step in that direction — even if it makes no sense to the ego.
Repeat as needed.
🌿 A Blessing for Your Week
May you walk this week not with clenched fists but with open hands.
Not rushing to solve, but willing to trust.
Not proving, but listening.
May you come to know that simplicity is not lack —
it is fullness without noise.
Presence without pretense.
Spirit without striving.
And when Spirit speaks — may you hear it.
Not in thunder, but in stillness.
Not in logic, but in love.
Not in pressure, but in peace.
Because sometimes the holiest thing
is the simplest one.
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