My Grama's Soul

"Wealth consists not in having great possessions~~ but in having few wants." Epictetus Right now as I'm going through our home and purging things ...... it has occurred to me that we spend most of our younger years acquiring things and a good part of our older years trying to rid ourselves of all the "stuff" we have managed to accumulate. I don't know if it is keeping up appearances or just the human desire to have "more".  I had a very dear friend once say to me that "it is good for the soul NOT TO GET EVERYTHING one wants".  At this stage I would more than agree with her...because as you collect and collect...there will come a day when you will have to give away and give away. In fact, when you really think about it..  "LIFE" IS A LOT LIKE THIS.  In your younger years you are vibrant and healthy and as you get older...more and more of your body betrays you....you cannot hold onto your looks ...

Well, this weekend my wonderful husband and I  packed up the condo in Montana. We are packing personal items we want to take back to AZ with us this year.  Our condo is up for sale and we are not yet sure we are going to participate in the rental program up here.  So...getting it ready just in case. I don't know about you...but once I have moved on from a spot....I am ready for a new adventure.   We have such wonderful memories from each place we have lived and when we pack our beloved things.....all those memories come flooding back. I have always tried to keep just a little something from each spot to incorporate in our home down south.  Whether it is a beautiful photo or piece of art Or just something to refer to from time to time so the memories come flooding back.... You know, when I was younger, I had such a hard time with change....and now....I seem to embrace it.  What a change of heart for me! ...

"I am not afraid of storms, for I'm learning to sail my ship." Louisa May Alcott Life has a way of blindsiding you at the oddest moments. Many of us have a plan for our lives....or we think we do, then wham....thrown completely off track. That is what has happened in our neck of the woods recently....everything is going along smoothly then one event happens....not something foreseen and a new life plan is required. So...it is back to the drawing board and you revert to Plan B. Plan B is not a bad place to be....but it has changed your course.  So you do what is necessary to put it into action....not looking back to yesterdays but making the most of today while preparing for the future. Going with the flow is what is required here......not swimming against the tide ~~ because if you swim against the tide.....you most certainly can drown. Let's all of us stay calm ~ and carry on Jo image: Pininterest