Do you realize how nice it is to wake up with running water? I do. What would life be like to exist in a time and place where the lighting comes from oil lamps and the water has to be drawn and boiled everyday? I'm still boiling water several times a day to refill water bottles and cook with and stuff but what if that was a way of life? What if there was no tv at night but books and story telling and watching the stars? One summer we didn't have tv so in the evening we gathered together to watch the preying mantis we had in a habitat. He was our pet alien but we let him go to explore the world. What if there was no background sound? No radio or tv or whirring fans? What if there was only bird song and trees rustling in their breezes? Maybe a dog barking or crickets or bull frogs. I love bull frogs that sing at night. What if we sat to read or crochet or hook rugs from burlap sacks? What if we put up food from the garden to carry us through the winter? What if we harvested our seeds for next year's plantings? What if we listened to all the peace around us that would normally be drowned out by the news, social media, and negative mind play? What if we were good and truly grateful and mindful without it being trend or promoted by positive thinking gurus? What if we we just were?
I hope your day is good and truly beautiful and I super hope you'll stop by again tomorrow. Peace & hugs
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