Ways to incorporate simplicity and harmony in our lives:

1. Focus on the good in our lives and let go of the rest
2. Like Richard Carlson says: Don’t sweat the small stuff…and its all small stuff
3. Ask: Do we really need that bigger house?
4. Ask: Do we really need that bigger car?
5. Ask: Do we really need all that stuff?
6. Ask: Do we really need to sign our kids up for every extra-curricular sports and activity our community has to offer?
7. Learn to say no.

I read an article in a recent Ladies Home Journal and they took a survey from people from different professions about what they think it takes to make a marriage work. One lady, a realtor, suggested that couples buy a smaller house rather than stretch themselves financially to get that bigger house. The sentiment was that instead of being stressed and fighting about money, the couple who bought a smaller house with a smaller mortgage could then use their resources to go out for nice dinners together, take vacations, and nurture each other.  That is certainly something to think about.

Parents of our generation tend to keep our kids very busy with after school sports and lessons and weekend soccer games etc. Is all of this busy-ness really good for us? I am not judging (for I have done these things myself). I just encourage us to look at our lives and question.

Simplicity. Harmony. Peace. Balance.  I like the sound of these things. A person living a simple, harmonious, peaceful, and balanced life is probably not a person staying up at night stressed, panicked, and anxious about his or life.

Debra : )

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