Having it "all"...what is that exactly? Can anyone attain this? Should we even try? Can't we be happy with loving what we have? I feel like our generation is addicted. Constantly moving, looking for fulfillment, searching for meaning, completeness and answers. Trying to propel ourselves forward with our careers, plan the perfect dinner party, maintain a fresh and engaged marriage, parent our children independently, reinvent the meaning of "self" all while maintaining physical and emotional health...ha. I am not sure if we are a generation that knows how to be still. Be silent. Our lives are so full of distractions, void of original thought. These distractions lead to emotional disconnectedness and exhaustion. I'm done...at least until this commercial break is over.
Seriously...
Ella, I wish for you the following:
1. Try not to over-think things. I'm afraid this is a trait that runs in the family.
2. Don't overexpose yourself to excessive info. Life then becomes someone else's soundbite, expectation or idea. Think for yourself and just be.
3. Happiness will come to you because you welcome happiness. Your Dad and I know this about you already.
4. Embrace silence because this is when you can truly hear.
5. Have it "all" by loving what you have.
6. Remember that once you have it all figured out...life changes AND Cheerios = Joy.
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Three cheers.
ReplyDeleteI think, though, that someone swapped out my Cheerios with horses at some point. They teach me a lot though: horses and carrots are a master class in how to live a life.
-w