On Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 with the grace of God I will be professed as a Secular Franciscan. I am so looking forward to this very special occasion. It's all about living a simple life. In 2010 that is a real challenge but I am up for it. Paring down one's material possessions is just part of it. Simplifying one's life goes a lot deeper.
Creating silence in one's heart and mind starts with silence in the home.
We live in such a noisy world with tv, cell phones, ipods and yes computers. It makes me wonder what happened to the world before all these inventions...did it come to a screeching halt!!....would that happen now if someone couldn't get in touch...do we need to know what the breaking news is when we are waiting at a traffic light???
I have slowly been going through my clothing and possessions and donating those things that I really do not need. The tv goes on in the house only when my hubby comes home from work and goes off around 9 or 9:30 pm. I actually have time to sit quietly and *think* about something I read when saying my prayers or just look out at God's creation around me. I have discovered that there are many types of birds living in the trees around my home. St. Francis saw all of God's creation as his brothers and sisters. St. Francis pray for us...Amen
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