I have noticed and am trying to be more aware of the need to fill empty space. Not a physical space that's empty but something lacking on the inside. Sometimes it is the assurance that I have enough money to buy something if I want it (with what can feel like a great sense of urgency). The reality is that our needs are pretty basic. We need water to drink, food in our stomachs, and if we're lucky we have a roof over our heads, a soft place to sleep on and companionship. We have all bought in to commercialism and competing with our friends family and neighbours to have the new and the best. I can freely admit that we've been there and done that. But at what cost?
I'm trying to live with this in mind: All I have is all I need.
When I think about how 'small' our house is and how I wish we had four bedrooms, two or three bathrooms, etc, etc, I remember that people used to have large families in one room houses, and in some places in the world they still do. It's all just a matter of perspective.
Last week I stumbled across two blogs on the subject of simple living. When you've got a few minutes (or hours!) go check them out at http://rowdykittens.com/ and http://walkslowlylivewildly.com/
I read so many blogs and books that sometimes it is difficult to remember where I read something. With that in mind, I read (somewhere!) of a woman's experience of a house feeling unwelcoming to her, as if the house was saying it expected her to not invest in it the time and care it needed, so why would it be welcoming? I've felt for a long time that my house doesn't feel like a home. Now I'm realising it may be my attitude that is the problem. Yes, there are many things to work on but I'm kind of a fixer-upper myself. This is the house my children were born in (just a few feet from where I'm sitting). Considering that for many years I thought I would never be able to be a mother, that alone is a pretty big miracle that has happened inside these walls.
Maybe if I look at my house with eyes of kindness, seeing it that has potential (not flaws) it will welcome me.
All I have is all I need.
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