Simple Things

It is Monday, and Mondays are all mine. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday are work days (for two more months, at least) , and Fridays are usually booked with tennis and other matters. But Monday is my day. I can sleep late, be leisurely, go somewhere, read a book, or whatever strikes my fancy.

I had a couple of simple items on my list that I have not been able to find locally. I decided to go to the next town, and to Target and a couple of other places. For some reason, [I don't really know why,] I don't often go that direction, though it used to be my primary and only shopping destination.

I found the two things on my list, items needed for Yo's wedding. I also found a pair of white flats, which I bought and am hoping will also be wearable comfort shoes for Michelle's wedding.

I stopped at a produce stand on the way home and bought sweet corn for dinner. I loved all the f produce there---peaches, melon, gladiolas! It occurred to me as I drove home how simple and minimal my needs and wants really are. Gerry and I laugh occasionally at what minimalists we are, especially when we have been to someone else's house. Our home is sparsely furnished with lots of open spaces. And that is intentional. The more stuff one accumulates, the more weighted down one becomes. We like the freedom of "open space."

Another part of all this has to do with money. Both of us have always lived within our means, at whatever level that might have been. I never spend all the money I make, much less more than, which is common. To spend less than you earn also makes one feel light and free.

I am much more attached to my loved ones and friends and faith than to the possessions around me. Things can all be gone in an instant.

But love abides.