I wish I could tell you that I always make perfect meatballs, but that would be a lie. Recently, I discovered that, usually if one of my meatballs doesn't turn out right, it is because I forgot one of the basic rules of meatball making, one of the basic rules of life: Keep It Simple.
The best meatballs I make are the ones that are simple; they are the ones that I don't try to add extra seasoning or do something too fancy! They are so much better when I keep things simple.
Long before I started making meatballs, a brilliant man talked often about keeping things simple. Albert Einstein lived by the idea of keeping it simple. (By the way, this will be the only comparison I could ever make between Einstein and me.) But he did have a caveat, "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler."
Not too long ago, I saw a study about jurors, expert witnesses and why jurors tend to believe one expert over another. It isn't the titles, degrees, honor, or resume of the experts that sways the jurors’ vote; what influenced the jurors was the experts' ability to talk in a simple way.
Keep it simple! John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Movement, understood this same concept. Now yes, there were many things that he made a bit complicated BUT he boiled the most essential ideas do to 3 points. Wesley called them The General Rules; the Methodists now lovingly call them The Three Simple Rules. It was Wesley's understanding that if we all could live our lives according to these rules, we could change our lives, our families, our communities, our country, and our world.
What are The Three Simple Rules?
You want to make outstanding meatballs? Keep it simple!
You want to make a great life? Keep it simple?
It's simple, but it is not easy!