Contents

1. Cover
2. Title Page
3. Welcome
4. Dedication
5. Epigraph
6. Acknowledgments
7. Operating Instructions for Inner Simplicity
8. One: Things you’ll want to do
   1. 1. Simplify your life
   2. 2. Spend time each day in nature
   3. 3. Connect with the sun
   4. 4. Create beauty in your life
   5. 5. Create simplicity, not austerity
   6. 6. Learn to enjoy the silence
   7. 7. Have a family meal in silence
   8. 8. Figure out what you need to do to get well
   9. 9. Get in touch with your creativity
   10. 10. Latch on to synchronicity
   11. 11. Slow down
   12. 12. Learn to receive
   13. 13. Be realistic
   14. 14. Figure out what you don’t want in your life
   15. 15. Enjoy each moment
   16. 16. Take time to read
   17. 17. But don’t read in bed
   18. 18. Sleep a lot
9. Two: Easy things to think about doing
   1. 19. Have weekend retreats at home
   2. 20. Consider a family retreat
   3. 21. Remember, growth isn’t always a family affair
   4. 22. Don’t get caught in the righteousness of your path
   5. 23. Form a support group
   6. 24. Create a positive structure for your group
   7. 25. Have some fun while you’re at it
   8. 26. Monitor the obvious distractions
   9. 27. Create your own sanctuary
   10. 28. Use affirmations
   11. 29. Use visualizations
   12. 30. Use your right brain mode
   13. 31. Expand your journal
   14. 32. Ask for help if you need it
   15. 33. Ask for help from the universe
   16. 34. Figure out what others have to teach you
   17. 35. Use the events of the day to bring you back
   18. 36. Find a teacher
   19. 37. But don’t get too attached
   20. 38. Ignore the skeptics
   21. 39. Establish a routine
   22. 40. Break your routine once in a while
   23. 41. Review your day
   24. 42. Smile a lot
10. Three: More difficult things to think about doing
    1. 43. Be selective about current events
    2. 44. Reduce your need to be in the know
    3. 45. Rethink the beliefs of your childhood
    4. 46. Rethink your current beliefs
    5. 47. Get some counseling
    6. 48. But don’t get stuck in therapy
    7. 49. Practice detaching
    8. 50. Do the things you fear
    9. 51. Share your fears with someone else
    10. 52. Practice dying
    11. 53. Release your attachment to possessions
    12. 54. Just say no
    13. 55. Examine the costs of not saying no
    14. 56. Be honest with people
    15. 57. Choose to ignore an insult
    16. 58. Be patient
    17. 59. Laugh a lot
11. Four: The hard stuff
    1. 60. Realize the importance of self-discipline
    2. 61. Find a box of stars
    3. 62. Harbor no thought that will burn
    4. 63. Try a modified version of an ancient technique
    5. 64. Stop Worrying
    6. 65. Stop judging others
    7. 66. Get rid of your anger
    8. 67. Ask what’s happening
    9. 68. Take responsibility for your life
    10. 69. Accept the things you can’t change
    11. 70. Learn to forgive
    12. 71. Get out of relationships that don’t support you
    13. 72. Keep your own counsel
    14. 73. Figure out your big issue
    15. 74. Get your finances under control
    16. 75. Get your body in shape
    17. 76. Keep your energy up
    18. 77. Let go of the addictions that hinder your progress
    19. 78. Figure out the right foods for you
    20. 79. Eliminate your old patterns
    21. 80. Get comfortable with change
    22. 81. Learn to see the problems in your life as gifts
    23. 82. Develop gratitude
    24. 83. Take time to think
    25. 84. Cry a lot
12. Five: Some fun stuff
    1. 85. Consult a psychic
    2. 86. Cast a rune
    3. 87. Check out subliminal tapes
    4. 88. Stop the world—you can get off
    5. 89. Write like mad
    6. 90. Chant
    7. 91. Dance
13. Six: The real stuff
    1. 92. Learn to listen to your inner voice
    2. 93. Learn to enjoy solitude
    3. 94. Do nothing
    4. 95. Do a retreat
    5. 96. Check your breathing
    6. 97. Explore your sleep consciousness
    7. 98. Explore meditation
    8. 99. Create joy in your life
    9. 100. Love a lot
    10. Also by Elaine St. James
14. Reading List
15. Copyright