I’ve got too much going on in my life, but I want to keep my life simple, so I discard the complex.

He’s a fictional character and I like the freedom he has.

His name is Jack reacher and is the creation of Lee Child.

Jack Reacher has the life of a nomad. He wanders from town to town and solves problems, generally with a lot of violence. That part is not what I’m keen on, but there is something unique about his life.

It’s extremely simple.

He travels mostly by hitchhiking, and all he carries is an ATM Card and a toothbrush.

That’s all.

If he needs new clothes, he buys them. He doesn’t carry a bag or even a cell phone.

He is free from all the possessions that we would normally call essential. His possessions don’t own him.

Sounds good doesn’t it? Maybe, but he doesn’t have a spouse, girlfriend, kids or relational commitments.

It’s a simple life, which has an appeal, but it’s a life of a loner.

Does this appeal to something in you? 

Is there something within you that would love to walk away from the complexity of stuff?

I’ve shifted house three times in the last three years and I have got rid of a lot of things. Trailer loads.

It’s freeing. It’s liberating to cut your life down to the minimum.

I don’t think I will ever get to the ‘Jack Reacher’ phase, although I wouldn’t mind trying it for a few weeks to see what it would be like.

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