In this new year I am setting a goal to live more simply. With the passing of each year I feel less and less attachment to “things”. Good relationships with friends and family have become so much more important to me than material things. Don’t get me wrong, I love beautiful things, but I have learned that I don’t have to have them in order to live a peaceful life of comfort. Please click on the link in the next paragraph to play the music, then come back to read the blog.
I chose the link to the song For The Beauty of the Earth click here, not only because it is beautiful, but because it’s words speak to living simply. Living simply, in a state of grace, expressing gratitude for all things and sharing our love with each other is what feels right to me as this year begins. Life happens so quickly in today’s high tech world. By taking a moment to stop, be silent and connect with the peace of the silence several times a day I have found a way to control the stress I deal with on a daily basis.
I am surrounded by beauty at every turn here on St. Simons Island. Whether I see a giant heron gliding over the lagoon behind our home or I witness the magnificence of the sun rising over the ocean early in the morning, I am grateful.
What are you grateful for today?
