tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post2628123396946290257..comments2023-05-01T04:51:15.777-07:00Comments on Gladsome Lights: It takes wisdom to be content - or discontent.GretchenJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-1613517490713308852014-01-20T07:25:51.782-08:002014-01-20T07:25:51.782-08:00These are words of wisdom...so true. I was talking...These are words of wisdom...so true. I was talking with some co-workers the other day (most of them are 20-30 years younger than me). I can remember the wringer washing machine my mother used and making formula from scratch. When my daughter was born I used powdered formula (an improvement), but used cloth diapers, having to wash them in the bathtub between trips to the laundromat. I think that my co-workers thought I must be ancient!<br />I think back to those days and remember a sense of peace and contentment that is rare these days.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03205461146035913939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-55810927824464028632014-01-19T19:10:14.172-08:002014-01-19T19:10:14.172-08:00I am just reading this post and thinking we must b...I am just reading this post and thinking we must be on the same wave length. My latest post had underpinnings that mirror this post. Thank you for being such a great read. <br />Amandahttp://achimeofhearts.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-62962083467042409842014-01-19T16:28:41.032-08:002014-01-19T16:28:41.032-08:00Such excellent words, GJ. I found the same true in...Such excellent words, GJ. I found the same true in Mexico, when I visited there on many mission trips years ago -- large families living in dirt floor huts, sleeping 2 or 3 to a hammock. But they were happy, busy, content. They were pretty normal for their immediate culture. They might have wanted some advancement, but it didn't disturb their peace, it seemed to me. I did not detect anger or resentment there.<br /><br />The intangibles -- how we trade them away! How we long for them back! Peace in our hearts and homes is true treasure.M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-26080726445280554412014-01-19T11:01:38.227-08:002014-01-19T11:01:38.227-08:00I so love that you quoted The Womanly Art of Breas...I so love that you quoted The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding! One of my favorite books. When I was having my first baby, my mom gave me her old copy from the 70's. I've since bought newer versions, but I always loved that old 70's version.<br /><br />Great reminder to be content with less and that more stuff does not make us happier. And, how things like decency and good manners are worth more than factory-made items. Amelia@One Catholic Mamahttp://onecatholicmama.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-23305989338005880932014-01-19T10:29:00.008-08:002014-01-19T10:29:00.008-08:00Thank you for rambling and letting us listen in on...Thank you for rambling and letting us listen in on your thoughts. Mystiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15489205990532734556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-28628162396736619202014-01-19T08:28:00.732-08:002014-01-19T08:28:00.732-08:00I love that LLL book. :) It is well worn.
What a...I love that LLL book. :) It is well worn. <br /><br />What a trade off. We trade those things that really offer contentment for cheap "stuff" that just came off the factory lines. <br /><br />Your insights are always valuable to me. Thank you for posting this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11471641245888346516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-37329322534125560842014-01-18T21:24:34.876-08:002014-01-18T21:24:34.876-08:00I appreciate your ramblings! This is a topic that...I appreciate your ramblings! This is a topic that I am in a constant state of sorting through, mentally. We have so much available to us, and I want to be thankful for that, but also to know when too much is too much.<br /><br />Thank you for your kind comments on my blog. It means a lot to me that you take the time to stop by occasionally!Angela Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17451617564968559441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-76032631186592959782014-01-18T14:39:12.866-08:002014-01-18T14:39:12.866-08:00Oh, I soooo agree with this and especially, "...Oh, I soooo agree with this and especially, "Note that intangibles such as decency and good manners are on the list, to remind us that civilization is more than physical comforts." The more comforts it seems we have the more inward focused we become leading to a deeper selfishness. And it impacts our traditions and how we celebrate and honor (or don't depending on the depths of our selfishness) those we love. This has been the bee in my bonnet of late. Leslie https://www.blogger.com/profile/11216448707277968516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-14922762046694900072014-01-18T13:49:19.908-08:002014-01-18T13:49:19.908-08:00I'm at the same stage of life as you, and grat...I'm at the same stage of life as you, and grateful for the ability to live a quiet and simple life. It's harder for moms with kids at home, but I'm encouraged by a number of the bloggers I read who are managing to "keep the main thing the main thing". If you build the habit when there's a lot of pushback in your life, it becomes part of you permanently.BajaMannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874805186467347954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-28014330615834016602014-01-18T08:54:02.714-08:002014-01-18T08:54:02.714-08:00Amen! Contentment in simplicity is a worthy goal! ...Amen! Contentment in simplicity is a worthy goal! Working on it! :)Lisa Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00567160304529796810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-45485987891102470562014-01-18T08:14:49.750-08:002014-01-18T08:14:49.750-08:00All I can say is WOW!! When I first was going to b...All I can say is WOW!! When I first was going to be a mother I carried The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding around with me every where I went. As I was trying to figure out my life at 21, in my heart I wanted a peaceful life that they wrote about and longed for a kind of quiet raising of ones families. Then years later, when life became too crazy and to hectic, we read Margin. In fact it is still on my bookshelf. It I think saved our lives then as we had not a bit of margin. We have pretty much never strayed very far from what those books taught us. I still find peace in working with my hands, growing our own food, and filling my pantry with things that remind me that a simpler life is really the best medicine. Though I will admit, I do like computers and I pods so I am not there completely. :)<br />Well thought out and I so enjoy your thinking posts. Farm Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998621464797636686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-40418286237362112042014-01-18T05:46:08.589-08:002014-01-18T05:46:08.589-08:00Thoughtful, GK. There are many secrets in these w...Thoughtful, GK. There are many secrets in these words. Secrets that have been forgotten.Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.com