Life is Simple, We Humans Make It Hard

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  • Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
  • Life really isn't that complicated. All we really need to do is get through it. Yet we humans have decided over the centuries that we need to make it hard. The more 'civilized' we become, the more standards we set for ourselves that need to be met in order for us to be 'successful'.
    But instead of making our lives better, these new rules and regulations just cause us more stress and rob us of our joy. I think deciding to live a simple life is the key to cutting through all the brainwashing and learning to live a life filled only with things that matter.
    Living simple is not that hard to do, in fact our ancestors did it for 1000's of years, and were happy humans for it. And I think that's why more and more people are opting out of the system and choosing rv living, vandwelling, living in cars, seasonal work, and other nomadic lifestyles.
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  • @at-pm3cb
    @at-pm3cb 2 роки тому +103

    1. food / water
    2. clothing
    3. shelter
    4. meaningful work
    5. love

  • @67NewEngland
    @67NewEngland 5 років тому +172

    Success in life is learning to silence the continuous conversation in our brain that makes every moment or situation more than it is...live in the moment.

  • @robbertou
    @robbertou 3 роки тому +213

    This guy understands life

    • @shaneross7428
      @shaneross7428 3 роки тому +22

      Most definitely. All these other so called guru's try to make us have to do mental gymnastics, this guy shows life really is very simple. The information highway started bogging everyone down and made everyone think that the more complicated life is the better it is. Cases of massive depression and anxiety shows otherwise. Thank you for waking me up especially with this video.

    • @sariahlace5944
      @sariahlace5944 2 роки тому +2

      💯💯💯👍👍👍👏👏👏🤝🤝✊✊✊

    • @chasingsimpledreams
      @chasingsimpledreams 2 роки тому +6

      He does. I’ve been following Tim’s journey for years and he hasn’t wavered on the message. He lives simply. And he’s happy (and realistic, he lets you know that things aren’t perfect.) and so down to earth.

    • @natesamadhi33
      @natesamadhi33 Рік тому

      What? No, everybody knows the only way to live is to work 120 hours a week for Google/Microsoft until you're 85.
      Bill Gates is the Christ; he loves you & needs your labor.

  • @alphadogmindset5958
    @alphadogmindset5958 4 роки тому +82

    A simple life is the best life!!

  • @ZE308AC
    @ZE308AC 3 роки тому +56

    People are tired of working in the same pkace for 20 50 years. Its probably a lot more fun working at different jobs and traveling the world than to work in one spot.

    • @TimothyWard
      @TimothyWard  3 роки тому +21

      It definitely is!!!

    • @heymisswest
      @heymisswest 2 роки тому +9

      THIS!!!!!! That old way of working is dead!

    • @ishabrown
      @ishabrown 2 роки тому +5

      Totally agree 👍

  • @thriftyshirtpicker6449
    @thriftyshirtpicker6449 5 років тому +57

    Ecclesiastes 7:29 "God made us plain and simple. We made ourselves very complicated." It's been one of my favorite Bible verses for a very long time.

    • @tofootball298
      @tofootball298 Рік тому

      It's crazy that all that is happening in modern day is just there plainly all in the Holy Bible

    • @arondagibs2576
      @arondagibs2576 Рік тому

      Like this

  • @westboy52
    @westboy52 2 роки тому +41

    I don't know how I, a 23 year old guy from the Czech republic, have found your channel, but you're sharing real wisdom and dropping some truth-bombs on everyone. Thank you!

  • @myfriendjenonline7831
    @myfriendjenonline7831 5 років тому +68

    I hate to be the one focusing on the negative, but I wonder who watches such spiritually positive video that doesn’t judge anyone and then hits the thumbs down button? Like how did they get here, why are they here?

    • @CalmVibesVee
      @CalmVibesVee 5 років тому +9

      Maybe they have unhealed wounds? They are discouraged? Some people are in a place of darkness still that when they are faced with the Light they run back to the dark and hit thumbs down on the way out. It is a spiritual blindness of sorts and they cant see just yet. They are in a painful place however maybe next time they will pick up a little more light. Hopefully baby steps.
      It is our kindness and patience with them that can point them to positive living. Let us keep encouraging others with giving our love. Love can heal others. Amen.

    • @myfriendjenonline7831
      @myfriendjenonline7831 5 років тому +2

      ForgiveAndLove09 definitely. I have suffered with depression and understand there is not a cure for it. There will always be highs and lows. I just have a hard time relating bc even in my lows tearing someone else down has never crossed my mind. Others thriving helps pull me out of my lows and gives me hope. I hope one day these people will come to that point bc it is such a relief. 🙏🏾

    • @CalmVibesVee
      @CalmVibesVee 5 років тому

      SeeJenRun I hope so too friend 🙏🏼

    • @BodarkZulu
      @BodarkZulu 2 роки тому +5

      It's the opposite of what the modern world tells them

    • @sariahlace5944
      @sariahlace5944 2 роки тому +1

      @@BodarkZulu
      Simply put but we’ll said
      💯💯💯👏👏👏👍👍🤝👍✊✊

  • @alchristensen8121
    @alchristensen8121 2 роки тому +12

    I saw a nature show a few years ago that really opened my mind. It was about gorillas. What did they do all day? They woke up, foraged for some food, napped, socialized, foraged for food, socialized, mated, napped, socialized, slept. It's what most animals do. But, as you say, we humans had to go and make things harder than necessary.

  • @jasondinh5603
    @jasondinh5603 3 роки тому +10

    “I see people. I’m going the other way.” 😂

  • @FLAC05
    @FLAC05 3 роки тому +49

    The wisdom in this video is A+. This perspective can unlock a world of happiness, motivation, and tranquility. To live a simple life doesn’t mean you don’t have to pursue worthwhile goals. Keep at them, just don’t forget the base line simplicity.

  • @MsSassyMT
    @MsSassyMT 5 років тому +47

    I am definitely striving for the simpler life and realizing how little I actually need to survive and be happy. Great video.

  • @jimiya3924
    @jimiya3924 4 роки тому +32

    Life is hard. We sometimes can become the product of our past and the human mind is hard to control and make peace with. Keeping peace and finding yourself and saying true to yourself is hard in it self. Humans do make life more complicated but we can also learn to make it more simple and uncomplicated. 💜

  • @nexuspluz9797
    @nexuspluz9797 2 роки тому +17

    "Find something you love to do,do it till you die"..man,that hit hard.Anyway keep up the good work,you inspire a lot of people..

  • @gullahtaino4877
    @gullahtaino4877 3 роки тому +18

    Dude looks sincerely happy ‼️❤️💪🏾😁

  • @leoserrano6032
    @leoserrano6032 2 роки тому +9

    I agree with you in 2021. Things are shifting, COVID exposed the flaws in society and pushed us closer to that realization.

  • @teametal11
    @teametal11 5 років тому +37

    You are fearless and a real inspiration. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

  • @deidrethethreader
    @deidrethethreader 2 роки тому +6

    Who would of thought that 2 years after this video, everything that Tim was talking about would come to pass. Prophetic

  • @backroads82
    @backroads82 2 роки тому +8

    Basics are all we need and everything else is just icing on the cake. The thing to remember is sometimes too much icing can make you sick......

    • @user-hliudpn
      @user-hliudpn Рік тому

      And how you get too much icing with greed, envy and covetousness, is a problem.

  • @cerellebarnes3971
    @cerellebarnes3971 3 роки тому +17

    Amen!! Well said! I think some of us are slowly seeing this and moving back to the simple life. We’re getting tired of the rat race, materialism, consumerism and the dependency on money. Its getting ridiculous that money is attached to everything.

  • @brianc6218
    @brianc6218 2 роки тому +8

    Amen to that. It’s always a struggle for me to try to meet societies expectations versus just living life for me on my terms.

  • @godnotavailable2094
    @godnotavailable2094 2 роки тому +7

    Possibly my favorite rap lyric ever is "Food is food, water is water, air is air, the rest is mental." It's true. Virtually all of our dread stems from the psyche, and it's best to be aware of that.

  • @RiziBeats
    @RiziBeats 2 роки тому +4

    Very glad I decided to click on this video. Gonna be binge watching all your videos whenever I need some peace of mind. Thank you

  • @BlackButterfly78
    @BlackButterfly78 5 років тому +20

    Your walks always look peaceful. Just watching you take them calms my nerves.

  • @marmotuprising7510
    @marmotuprising7510 2 роки тому +24

    I found you a couple days ago and cannot stop watching your videos. I've been in a depressive funk and your messages are really helping me to rethink my mindset right now. LOVE LOVE LOVE seeing your beautiful hiking locations too. I'm always so happy when I get to hike near streams. I love watching the water and how it sounds. Pure bliss.

    • @SAMEntalhealth
      @SAMEntalhealth 2 роки тому +4

      He's my favorite what i call coach of addiction and more on UA-cam

    • @electricityonMARS
      @electricityonMARS Рік тому

      🎶"Its ok to be funky, just dont wallow in the funk"🎶 - Timothy Ward

  • @TheeBlackJournal
    @TheeBlackJournal 3 роки тому +20

    You should put your recordings on spotify as podcasts

  • @GodofWarChuka
    @GodofWarChuka 3 місяці тому

    Great video. I’m 52 now, and I remember how much simpler life was back in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. It was definitely easier with a lot less Tech!

  • @FunTime-uu7tu
    @FunTime-uu7tu 3 роки тому +5

    Facts, I don’t even know why we make it so hard

  • @heymisswest
    @heymisswest 2 роки тому +7

    I agree!!! With this whole video! We are tired of following this whole Rule book that we are all supposed to follow. I'm sick of it! I just wanna live and be free

  • @user-or6yn8pm3c
    @user-or6yn8pm3c 2 роки тому +3

    This is true. The more I go to quiet areas the more happy I am and the quality of relationships I make in small towns is much better than in big cities.

  • @ROEVOSS
    @ROEVOSS 3 роки тому +9

    14:33 "You can get rid of all your social media account. You don't have to have them. We think is this great advancement that allows us to communicate so much quicker but guess what, we still got the same problems we've always had, now we just hear about them quicker because we tell them on Facebook."

  • @Tearsofasilentheart
    @Tearsofasilentheart 2 роки тому +9

    Ive longed to live a simple life.
    Actually been forced to due to ill health. Although i dont want to have illnesses... Im having more freedom. Watching your videos made me realise that my thoughts about down sizing really works... Your mind feels more free. And being around happier people really helps us. Also trying to not be around negative people puts diamonds in your life. 😍💎😊

  • @PBearSS58
    @PBearSS58 4 роки тому +14

    I don't agree with everything you said, but I like your take very much. Your words made me feel calmer, thank you, man

  • @mumpygumboo8554
    @mumpygumboo8554 6 місяців тому +1

    so refreshing to listen to this VS the usual pep talk to become a workaholic

  • @lexielulou9081
    @lexielulou9081 5 років тому +18

    This is exactly what I needed to hear right now 💓

  • @OG1919
    @OG1919 Рік тому +2

    "Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor." --Rumi

  • @Santaheckler
    @Santaheckler 2 роки тому +5

    This aged well!

  • @cordariusniter5735
    @cordariusniter5735 2 роки тому +4

    To live is to simply live for your fun. Physically and mentally.Your the happiest when your having fun

  • @cathywhite6077
    @cathywhite6077 3 роки тому +8

    Theres no such thing as looking for love..i dont believe in love.relationships.marriages.nor friendships.im very happy living life single..its the best feeling ever.i dont have to deal with unhappiness.anxiety.nor stress.🤗🙂

  • @at-pm3cb
    @at-pm3cb 2 роки тому +4

    I struggle with finding the love part - it is what drives me to keep in the cycle of renting and working and trying to live in a nice area

  • @saudigold50
    @saudigold50 3 роки тому +10

    Simplicity is brilliant. Another stellar video. Thanks, Tim.

  • @life5161
    @life5161 5 років тому +20

    It's crazy how similar we view life. You Sir are a SMART man. You see through all the horse shit like I do

    • @sariahlace5944
      @sariahlace5944 2 роки тому +1

      Well said.
      💯💯💯✊✊👍👍✊✊✊✊✊👏👏

  • @planetkg7712
    @planetkg7712 2 роки тому +4

    Glad to see that there's someone else that sees things as I do. Thank you!

  • @gregoriomendoza2190
    @gregoriomendoza2190 Місяць тому +1

    Hello Tim! I just found out about your YT channel a few days ago. I listen to your talks while taking my long walks and hikes in nature every day, I find them enlightening and convey lots of peace which is awesome. Keep up the good work! :) Cheers from Spain!

  • @CoachBillyMcMahon
    @CoachBillyMcMahon 3 роки тому +5

    2021 here. Spot on

  • @djofortunato5799
    @djofortunato5799 2 роки тому +2

    Brilliant.
    Thanks for providing an island rock of solace, in the vastness of the illusion that is the internet 😀👍😄

  • @TheInsuranceAndTaxGuy
    @TheInsuranceAndTaxGuy 3 роки тому +6

    That is a beautiful concept! As civilization advanced since our ancestors it was headed towards technology. That is why they built pyramid and monuments to man’s greatness. There are too many in the world. Man will adapt. Things are headed the way that it was designed to go. People form communities, people band together, then those communities start to take from other communities. It is a beautiful concept!

  • @Thagy1973
    @Thagy1973 3 роки тому +4

    I like this guy. Seems very genuine.

  • @HeatherSt.Therese
    @HeatherSt.Therese 4 місяці тому

    I've always been a simple liver. But now I've realized the most happy life is a simple life.

  • @reece2376
    @reece2376 2 роки тому +2

    I love this video. I came to that conclusion, life is about surviving not about the things you have.
    Enjoy the little things in life along the way, like waking up to have a nice coffee, or a nice cold beer after a hard day's work, or just stopping to listen to the soothing sounds of that heavy rain fall.

  • @coolbreez773
    @coolbreez773 3 роки тому +3

    Timothy is 100% correct. I'm one of those people who could complicate a game of snap!

  • @theurbanthirdhomestead
    @theurbanthirdhomestead 2 роки тому +2

    This video should be required viewing for everyone. 🥰

  • @robinmorgan8179
    @robinmorgan8179 Рік тому +1

    Hi Tim, i really really love your life.
    I love the ideal of living simple.
    Alot of times we think we need all these things to live. Less is living, more is a headache. ❤❤❤❤

  • @cherd5343
    @cherd5343 3 роки тому +5

    I agree with these points for the most part, however, comparisons to lives in the past from the standpoint that they were "simple" or "easy" is problematic. What we would call a "simple, happy life" today is only possible because of the technological and cultural advancements that we have made as a species. If any of us were suddenly plopped into lives 200, 1K, or 10K years ago, we would soon realize that things were stressful, difficult, and dangerous as compared to modern standards. Yes, people today can hop in an RV, drive around, get jobs here and there, and live simple and happy lives. But, that is only possible because there are such things as RVs, jobs, grocery stores, and a society with laws and culture that almost ensure that nobody will kill you and take your stuff.

    • @lisalamphier1410
      @lisalamphier1410 2 роки тому +1

      A major cause of death, until not very long ago, was drowning. Imagine that you had to risk your life every time you went to get water or did the laundry.

  • @kemikyja4star421
    @kemikyja4star421 5 років тому +4

    “ It’s an ice skating rink Tim, you know nothing” I laughed harder than I should have on that 😂 another great video Tim!!! 👍🏾

  • @26MECH
    @26MECH 3 роки тому +1

    This is so true. Every word. Our society is lost.

  • @SAMEntalhealth
    @SAMEntalhealth 2 роки тому +4

    You and me would be a match made in best friend heaven the way you see things. Same exact way as me. I'm just a few steps behind you suffering a relapse and afraid of opiate withdrawal even though i have resources to make it more comfortable and durable including suboxone, a short taper, I'm tired of suffering the pain. The pain is what traumatizes me and causes post Acute symptoms as well. If im not traumatized throughout detox i will succeed. I'm just afraid right now Tim :((((

  • @Chris-ze4sq
    @Chris-ze4sq 5 років тому +7

    BACK with another video !! Love the walk and talks. Beautiful scenery !! Meanwhile, I just got home from another day in cubicle land and sitting in traffic for an hour :(

  • @sunnyjones2659
    @sunnyjones2659 3 місяці тому +1

    Needed this! Thank you!!! 😊

  • @tanndigedan2261
    @tanndigedan2261 2 роки тому +2

    You are such a wise soul!

  • @morganalexandria2524
    @morganalexandria2524 27 днів тому +1

    I have been binging your videos and want to say thank you and I love them I hope you do more in the near future your words have inspired me and opened my mind ❤ much love

    • @TimothyWard
      @TimothyWard  27 днів тому +1

      Glad to hear that! I definitely plan on making more content!

  • @Parvenu90
    @Parvenu90 2 роки тому +1

    So much truth, brother.

  • @davidimpens4699
    @davidimpens4699 3 роки тому +2

    I like your way of approching life! It's a breather to see u do your thing and you come over as happy and fulfilled. I agree life seems so difficult and confusing but its Not if you dont look at it that way.. thanks for this video :D

  • @solidwisdom8749
    @solidwisdom8749 2 роки тому +3

    True wisdom. All facts man. Love your videos

  • @traeryoung256
    @traeryoung256 5 років тому +1

    Well said Mr. Ward

  • @SimplyNaturalBlack
    @SimplyNaturalBlack 5 років тому +4

    Great video! Great scenery! Great words spoken! Peace and Blessings Timothy:)

  • @dianechase532
    @dianechase532 Рік тому +1

    Another amazing video Timothy, your messages are really needed at this time in History. So glad a friend referred me to your videos. I am now a subscriber. Thank you again from Canada.

  • @daisymaedog
    @daisymaedog 2 роки тому +1

    You are a very smart man. I'm so glad I found your channel!!

  • @Reed5016
    @Reed5016 Рік тому

    This is a really good message. 4 years after this video, and the perfect storm you mentioned seems to be getting closer every day. So many people are still in denial, but there are also a lot of people who seem like they understand. I’m glad I found this channel.

  • @dc1674
    @dc1674 3 роки тому +2

    Very well said. Love the atitude. I try to teach my kid this.

  • @popestar100
    @popestar100 5 років тому +5

    Nice video Tim sometimes we need to hear what we already know 👍

  • @SuperDG333
    @SuperDG333 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this one tim

  • @fatcapital88
    @fatcapital88 2 роки тому +1

    Another great video, thank you!

  • @GR-yc9jp
    @GR-yc9jp 2 роки тому +3

    Great videos. I've been breaking out for the past few years. I too crave Simplicity.

  • @PHDinMeTV
    @PHDinMeTV 5 років тому +1

    We have been enjoying unseasonably warm weather also! Life is not always simple foe everyone everywhere but many times we humans definitely make things harder than they need to be.

  • @ThePioneeringPixel
    @ThePioneeringPixel 2 роки тому +3

    Baseline: Enjoy yourself and lessen [or ignore entirely if you have a lot of mental fortitude] the goals made by society like getting all this money and fame and etc.

  • @cindyann5841
    @cindyann5841 3 роки тому +1

    I loved this video, so true, all of it.

  • @dhyantemryava
    @dhyantemryava 2 роки тому +2

    The last ten seconds should be taught in school. Great video

  • @cirodimarzio9725
    @cirodimarzio9725 2 роки тому

    Thanks Tim great video.

  • @krymyldamacdonald4191
    @krymyldamacdonald4191 Рік тому

    Thank you. I have been saying it forever and nobody listens. Glad you brought it up to the light 🙏

  • @MrJgotti88
    @MrJgotti88 3 роки тому

    Exactly 💯 a peace of mind

  • @sleeplessinstockwell
    @sleeplessinstockwell 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent video Tim. You’re a top man thank you

  • @whyillustrated5610
    @whyillustrated5610 2 роки тому

    Love ya Tim! You rock!

  • @joankelly1277
    @joankelly1277 6 місяців тому

    I love your videos. Thank you ❤

  • @saranghaketheeswaran9215
    @saranghaketheeswaran9215 Рік тому +1

    I never do well in tests. It's very hard for me to study. :/ Nothing is under control is the shocking revelation.

  • @fridayblessed9742
    @fridayblessed9742 2 роки тому +1

    You are incredible ❣️

  • @laserfocus6178
    @laserfocus6178 3 роки тому +3

    I think every life-form has this yearning for eternity. We, being humans with our complicated brains, are always trying to shape our environment to somehow bring us closer to this "ever-lasting paradise". I guess that's why we always strive for the idea of "success/money/fame/wealth/etc". But because all the things we do involve sacrifices either directly or indirectly, people have vastly different opinions on everything. Imagine that we have all these advancement, cultures and languages around us, I guess it just makes us perceive life as highly complex.
    Just my thought... But, I really like your perspective of trying to simplify things, which I'm currently working on. Cheers!

    • @TimothyWard
      @TimothyWard  3 роки тому +2

      You make some really good points here Laser.

  • @HomemakerDaze
    @HomemakerDaze 3 роки тому +3

    I love how you say BACK! Lol

  • @EricF647
    @EricF647 3 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @hodgepodge9997
    @hodgepodge9997 3 роки тому +1

    Love the channel, good approach on life.

  • @westboy52
    @westboy52 2 роки тому +1

    Díky!

    • @westboy52
      @westboy52 2 роки тому

      It's barely even a dollar, but thank you for sharing this.

  • @artificialintelligence_2023
    @artificialintelligence_2023 3 роки тому

    love this man!

  • @kareemmohammed5270
    @kareemmohammed5270 5 років тому

    love the nature walks and talks you do. totally resonate.

  • @williamkilduff6998
    @williamkilduff6998 2 роки тому +1

    Exactly 💯"

  • @seanmeantime
    @seanmeantime 3 роки тому

    Tim Rules! Much love as always

    • @TimothyWard
      @TimothyWard  3 роки тому

      Thanks! 😁. I'm sending love right back at ya!

  • @robertmeloyanaxley1530
    @robertmeloyanaxley1530 5 років тому +1

    I agree!

  • @billygoat9381
    @billygoat9381 2 роки тому +1

    I see people, Ima cut this way. 😆 That's the way I hike too.

  • @OluwaShagoon
    @OluwaShagoon 3 роки тому +1

    most ppl have a limited definition of success , this is why ppl give up on their dreams because they dont live up to the standards of ppl who have a robot mentality , u are right life is simple but we make our life to complex because we are constantly chasing something that we dont really want

  • @mr.fixdaplate
    @mr.fixdaplate 2 роки тому +2

    success is breathing

  • @Silver_Lining71
    @Silver_Lining71 5 років тому +1

    I love your vids!