Tag: serenity

March 1, 2011 6 Comments

Permission to Relax

I’m starting to think that when all the work of preparing for serenity becomes stressful, I’m doing something wrong.  Shouldn’t serenity be one of those things that you don’t have to prepare for?  Can’t I find serenity and then expect the logistics to fall into place BECAUSE I’m serene? After a...

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February 28, 2011 4 Comments

Goodnight Moon

Annabelle brings this book to me and makes her request noise, “Dee? Dee?” “In the great green room there was a telephone, and a red balloon…” And her face lights up and she swings her short legs with excitement. We have several good books which she loves, but we could read...

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Less Is More

Less stuff is less time spent cleaning things and putting them away.  Less space spent storing them.  Less money spent on the space to store them.  Less tripping over or reaching around them for other things, and less trying to remember where all our stuff is. Less stuff is more freedom.