o Be Willing to Change.
If you really want to change, have the willpower and humility to make some alterations in your life.
No one says that change is easy, especially when you have lived grandiosely most of your life.
But, you can, if you work hard for it.
Switching from complex to simple does not happen overnight so you have to be patient.
Recognizing the need for change is step one toward living a less stressful life.
o Take In and Take Out.
When something new comes in, the old goes out.
It's time to rummage through your things and inside your mind and search for whatever is no longer practical and useful.
Let go of the things that have ceased to serve their purpose, particularly those that remind you of sad times in the past.
If you haven't used or worn something for a year already, send it on its way to charity organizations, where someone may be able to utilize it more.
Clearing your life from clutter frees you from the task of having to worry about organizing them.
The same goes for the clutter in your head.
o Go Low Tech.
Come to think of it, having phones, email accounts, and computers at home are already a necessity.
Simplifying your life does not mean that you have to go back to the stone age, live inside a cave, and write your term papers using a typewriter, when you have the option to use a computer.
We really can't escape technology, so we really have no choice but to deal with it.
However, we also cannot allow it to rule our lives.
Go for a walk around the block, read a book, spend a few hours away from the television and stop to smell the roses, literally.
You'll be thankful for the refreshing change.
When life is starting to get you down and all the stresses seem to be engraved into your life, always realize that you are the captain of your ship.
You will not feel engulfed by your responsibilities if you don't let them.
It's easy to say that simplifying your life will do the trick, but actually doing it will require sheer willpower on your part.
But, as the saying always goes, if you want it bad enough, the universe will eventually conspire to give it to you.
So kick off those shoes and relax.