Everyone defines "the simple life" differently. If you feel out of control and disconnected with your true self ask yourself...How much would I give up to have...less stress, more money, more time with family, more focus on gardening, more days to sleep in, a job you're excited to go to. How much would I give up to have dreams again. I think so many families are striving for success but somewhere along the way they lost thier definition of it and bought into what society has been selling them. A bigger house? A nicer car? A better roll of paper towel? A quicker way to make dinner!
What is success for you? For me it is stripping away all the bull I bought into over the last four years and getting back to basics. NO MORE STUFF for starters. Being aware of where my food is coming from and what's in it. Asking more questions and living more purely. It means for us moving into a cozy space. A place where I will be living side by side with my kids, not up or downstairs from them. A place that promotes walks and outside living and enables us to bus rather than drive. A yard with trees instead of a view of the Best Buy Sign.
Someone just thought, well that's great for you but moving isn't an option for me. Let me be clear. We are not moving away. For the first time we are not running away from our problems. We are still here but just in a smarter way. Maybe you bought too much house. Maybe you don't need the things you think you do. Maybe you can be where you are but be closer to your true self. Be honest with yourself. Maybe you made a boat load of bad decisions and your dreams have slipped away and you feel stuck. Look again, there is another way. Feel hopeful and not hopeless and solutions will find you.
I am willing to give up the contents of my bedroom closet. (above)
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