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Best Life Simplified Formerly Simply Helpful. A space for reflections on building a life that supports you back.

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When was the last time you did something simply because you enjoyed it?Not because you wanted to get better at it, turn ...
10/19/2026

When was the last time you did something simply because you enjoyed it?

Not because you wanted to get better at it, turn it into something useful, or have something to show for your time. Just because it felt good to do.

Somewhere along the way, many of us have become so accustomed to making our time count that we've forgotten the simple pleasure of doing something for no other reason than the experience itself.

But not every interest needs to become a project. Not every hobby needs to lead somewhere. And not every moment needs to be productive.

Sometimes the enjoyment itself really is enough. ❤️

This week's Best Life Simplified letter, When Everything Doesn't Have to Become Something, is a gentle invitation to rediscover the joy of doing things just because we want to.

I'd love for you to read it.

@ https://bestlifesimplified.substack.com/p/when-everything-doesnt-have-to-become-something

Sometimes we keep explaining ourselves, hoping that if we find just the right words, the other person will understand wh...
10/16/2026

Sometimes we keep explaining ourselves, hoping that if we find just the right words, the other person will understand why something matters to us.

But what if they don't?

Someone can disagree with our choices, feel disappointed or see things differently without that meaning we've made the wrong decision.

We can listen, be considerate and communicate honestly without needing everyone to agree with us.

Perhaps the question worth asking ourselves is whether we're explaining something to be understood, or because we're afraid of disappointing someone.

A little something to think about this week.

From Letter 33, You Don't Have to Be Easy to Love.

Read the full reflection @ https://bestlifesimplified.substack.com/p/you-dont-have-to-be-easy-to-love

Have you ever caught yourself saying "I don't mind" when you actually do? Or explaining a decision more than necessary b...
10/12/2026

Have you ever caught yourself saying "I don't mind" when you actually do? Or explaining a decision more than necessary because you don't want someone to be disappointed?

Sometimes we become so accustomed to keeping the peace and making things easier for others that we barely notice how much of ourselves we're editing along the way.

But being considerate doesn't have to mean putting our own feelings aside. And being loved shouldn't depend on always being agreeable, understanding or easy to please.

In this week's letter, I'm reflecting on the subtle ways we make ourselves easier to love, and what might happen if we allowed a little more of our true selves to be seen.

Letter 33: You Don't Have to Be Easy to Love

Read the full letter here @ https://bestlifesimplified.substack.com/p/you-dont-have-to-be-easy-to-love

If you're used to being the capable one, receiving can sometimes feel harder than giving.We say I've got it or I'm fine ...
10/05/2026

If you're used to being the capable one, receiving can sometimes feel harder than giving.

We say I've got it or I'm fine almost automatically, even when it might feel good to let someone else carry something for a while.

This week's letter is about the vulnerability of receiving, the quiet ways we keep people from caring for us, and what can happen when we allow someone else to show up.

https://bestlifesimplified.substack.com/p/let-someone-show-up-for-you

When one role has taken up a lot of space in our lives, other parts of us can become quieter.The things we enjoy simply ...
10/04/2026

When one role has taken up a lot of space in our lives, other parts of us can become quieter.
The things we enjoy simply because we enjoy them. The interests that don’t need to lead anywhere. The parts of ourselves that aren’t especially useful to anyone else.

Maybe we don’t need to reinvent ourselves.
Maybe we just need to make a little more room for what’s already there.

A thought from this week’s Best Life Simplified letter, Who Are You Without the Role?

https://bestlifesimplified.substack.com/p/who-are-you-without-the-role

Building gently,
Sherrie

There can be something unsettling about changing a role we’ve filled for a long time.If we’ve always been the dependable...
09/28/2026

There can be something unsettling about changing a role we’ve filled for a long time.

If we’ve always been the dependable one, the strong one or the person who handles things, doing things differently can feel like we’re changing who we are.

But maybe we don’t need to know exactly who we’re becoming before we begin making room for something different.

In this week’s letter, I’m exploring the roles we come to identify with, what we genuinely want to keep, and what we may be ready to loosen our hold on.

Letter 31: Who Are You Without the Role?

https://bestlifesimplified.substack.com/p/who-are-you-without-the-role

Building gently,
Sherrie

I used to think guilt was evidence.If I felt guilty, perhaps I was being selfish. Maybe I should do more, try harder or ...
09/26/2026

I used to think guilt was evidence.

If I felt guilty, perhaps I was being selfish. Maybe I should do more, try harder or reconsider.

I’m learning that guilt doesn’t always mean we’ve done something wrong. Sometimes it simply means we’ve done something differently.

We’ve said no. Rested. Asked for help. Changed our mind. Chosen something because it mattered to us.

The feeling may still be there.

But it doesn’t have to make the decision.

From this week’s Best Life Simplified letter, When What You Want Comes With Guilt.

https://bestlifesimplified.substack.com/p/when-what-you-want-comes-with-guilt

Sometimes we hesitate to acknowledge what we want because having a preference can feel uncomfortably close to insisting ...
09/20/2026

Sometimes we hesitate to acknowledge what we want because having a preference can feel uncomfortably close to insisting on getting our way.

But those aren't the same thing.

You can prefer one thing and choose another. You can know what you'd like and still be flexible. You can hear your own answer without requiring anyone else to agree with it.

Sometimes a preference is simply information.

Something worth knowing about yourself.

A preference doesn't have to become a demand before it deserves to be heard.

https://bestlifesimplified.substack.com/p/what-do-you-want-when-no-one-is-asking

After years of listening for what everyone else needs, it can become surprisingly difficult to hear what we want.Not the...
09/14/2026

After years of listening for what everyone else needs, it can become surprisingly difficult to hear what we want.

Not the big things. Not a five-year plan or a new purpose.

Sometimes it begins with something much smaller.

What sounds good to me?

What do I miss?

What would I choose if no one else were asking anything of me?

This week's Best Life Simplified letter is about learning to hear those quieter answers again.

What Do You Want When No One Is Asking?

https://bestlifesimplified.substack.com/p/what-do-you-want-when-no-one-is-asking

I've spent a lot of years treating available time as something that should be put to good use.An unexpected hour? I coul...
09/07/2026

I've spent a lot of years treating available time as something that should be put to good use.

An unexpected hour? I could get ahead.

A quiet evening? Surely there's something I could finish.

But lately I've been wondering whether creating more space in our lives is only half the story.

Perhaps the other half is learning how to leave some of it alone.

This week's Best Life Simplified letter is about our instinct to fill the space we worked so hard to create, and what we might discover if we occasionally let it remain open.

Sometimes room is valuable simply because it gives us somewhere to be.

Read You Don't Have to Fill the Space on Best Life Simplified @ https://bestlifesimplified.substack.com/p/you-dont-have-to-fill-the-space

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