If there's one thing we're good at, is making our lives complicated. We fill it with expectations, anxieties and fears. We fret about the past, we worry about the future, we ignore the present. We seek fulfi llment in material things and happiness in wishful thinking, often at the expense of the riches that already surround us.

A Simple Life is a collection of musings, observations and thoughts that Desi Anwar gathers from her experience, childhood recollections and perspectives, as well as habits she tries to adopt in navigating the complexities of our every day life. Ordinary things such as appreciating Nature, fi nding time to sit back and relax, developing a cheerful and positive attitude, taking care of our physical and mental health, keeping an open mind and a host of other things that may seem simple on the surface, but often diffi cult to achieve because we seldom give ourselves the time for it.

And yet, these are the very things that can make us feel truly content and give meaning to our lives.

Read the essays at your leisure, fi nd inspiration from the anecdotes and make the book a friend when you need comfort and cheering up anytime of the week.