Introduction
Welcome to my half-assed manifesto. It's a bit of a map of how I got to where I am, which is a place I happen to like. There's an extremely slim chance you might find something interesting in here, which is one of the reasons I'm posting it online.
The other reason is that when I become a nationally loved evangelist, I want this to come back and haunt me.
Life and Love
I firmly believe that life and love should be much simpler than they're all made out to be. I run into people who have told me, many times, "It's not as easy as you think it is." Each time I explain, as patiently as I can, that I said simple. Not easy.
This is not to say that it can't be easy, too. Being easy's great. Trust me on this one.
But simplicity, ah, simplicity's about a 9.8 on the I-Want-O-Meter.
Sometimes, the simple things are also the difficult things. I have found that it's worth the effort. Keeping your life and love simple pays off and the more you do it, the more you can do it. After a while, you hardly ever think about it. Until you overhear someone complaining about how complicated life is.
Go ahead -- change your life.
Exceptions
Sure, they exist. Your situation may be one. But start out thinking it isn't and look -- very hard -- for a simple answer. You'll probably find it.