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| catscharm74 |
Posted - Oct 24 2009 : 8:29:54 PM
Some thoughts on simple living:
Knowing when you're full.
Knowing when you are tired.
Saying No to people because you are one of the above or something else.
Not joining something.
Knowing your limits and your families limits.
Knowing how to slow down, smell the roses or whatever it is in front of you.
Working to live not live to work
I have been thinking about this alot with food lately. HA!! GO figure... But seriously, as I removed processed food from our diets at much as possible, I have been thinking about the simple taste of a really good baked potato or a smooth squash soup. MMMM..to really taste it, for all it's beauty. Just something to think about. 
Heather
"Hitch your wagon to a star"
http://somewheredownintexas-heather.blogspot.com |
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| CountryBorn |
Posted - Oct 25 2009 : 2:35:34 PM
Heather, I'll take all of you!! No problem. I meant what I said. It has just been so wonderful for me to watch you just bloom. Especially this last year. I agree with you, I think what we go through and have to face in life does shape us so much. I didn't have the greatest childhood either. But, Heather I really think it makes us who we are today. You learn how to cope with situations that you shouldn't have to cope with and for sure you grow up really fast. But I think it can make you or break you. You can either follow right in the same footsteps that brought the hardships your way or you can decide that there is no way I am going to live my life that way. And Honey, we both choose to live way differently. Look at what you have made your life. You have a wonderful husband and little boy. Who I know you are teaching all the wonderful things in life to. You have made a career for yourself and take joy in learning. You can step up and handle what life throws at you, its not always easy but you make the best of your situation. When it comes right down to it, isn't that really the best thing any of us can do? My Grandma always said to me, there will always be somebody richer and someone prettier, don't worry about those things, just make your life the best possible life you can, and things will turn out just fine. That's what you are doing, thank you for sharing all you have learned, I for one, really love hearing each and every new discovery. Believe me there will be so many !
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
| catscharm74 |
Posted - Oct 25 2009 : 12:25:05 PM
Oh MaryJane---you make me blush!! WARNING---get the tissues---"You are a treasure honey,wish I could adopt you!!"---this really made me cry but in a good way. Not having a "mother" figure in my life, this warmed my heart more than I can ever explain. It makes this cowgirl feel good about her self and it is something that has not often been said to me, in my family situation. And yes, I am up for adoption---but you have to take the boys too!!! : )
I think it comes from what I have been through in life---I had to grow up fast. Even at 11, I felt like I was 30. I could handle just about any adult situation better than most adults. : O
Having been through what I have been through, I learned to first appreciate what I have, no matter what I THINK I don't have or what I THINK I need...and also, I need to set the example for my son. I also do enjoy finding ways to live with less craziness and more substance. I have been looking online at houses in TX and it makes my heart flutter with excitement. I can't wait to find our little home and get to decorating and making it cozy... YEE HAW!!!
Heather
"Hitch your wagon to a star"
http://somewheredownintexas-heather.blogspot.com |
| CountryBorn |
Posted - Oct 25 2009 : 11:46:52 AM
Those thoughts are so on target Heather! I really am living my life more and more that way and I am so happy. It's putting your own needs and your families needs first. It's realizing that you can't do everything for everybody and still have any kind of a serene peaceful feeling. Trying to cram way too much in just makes you feel so empty and and really to be honest it makes me kind of resentful. It is ok to say no. It is a small word but it is really hard for a lot of people to say without feeling bad or guilty. It takes a long time sometimes to realize it's really ok to say no and put things you want to do first. You have such wonderful insight for someone your age. It takes a lot of people so much lomger to get back to basics and know what is good for them. I just love listening to you as you grow and learn and figure out all these things. You are a treasure honey,wish I could adopt you!!
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Oct 24 2009 : 8:58:46 PM
Try eating something you've grown or raised WITHOUT pouring on the salt or any other flavor enhancing chemical, you will be shocked on the clean taste.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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