We woke up about 4:30 on Sunday — made some coffee, had breakfast –and headed out into the morning. The cool damp air created a gentle fog over the fields and ponds warmed by the sun the day before — the sky was clear — the roads were deserted — we were driving. It’s been a while since we just threw our fishing poles in the CR-V and drove; we have vowed to do it again and much more often.
Why is it so easy to forget about such simple pleasures, to focus on what the day demands of you and not what you demand of the day? Living simply is not an easy task, as a matter of fact it sometimes takes more energy to create simplicity and calm than it does to reach for normality. Do we make a home cooked meal of steamed 
asparagus, bruschetta chicken, and brown rice, or do we reach for a frozen dinner
For me time seems to continually go by a little faster each day, weeks blurring into months, months into…. Something I learned from my father was to take inventory each day and reflect on how you spent it. It’s th
e days we spend toiling in the garden, reading a great book, having an interesting debate, learning something new, or walking in the park at sunrise that we remember. When we create value in our lives we slow the daily rush into a pace of simplicity and remembrance. We are so very fortunate in America to have the ability to spend our gift of time at whatever pace we choose. We are forever indebted to those who have come before us and those who are working now to protect our freedoms and build a better and safer world for us and our children.
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Very well written! And I can totally relate about days and weeks and months just blurring into one another. Where has time gone?
Thanks Twiggers!
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