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This year, my resolution (of sorts) was to foster a spirit of contentment and gratitude. I have found that the older I get, the more secure I get in many ways - my skills, my aptitudes, my friends, my faith- but the more demanding I get with my posessions, comfort, time, and any other generally self-centered and tangible good.
The challenge is simple yet daunting. And I know that I cannot achieve it on my own. Only with prayer and quiet, I will approach this year and my resolution.
And at this point, its hard not to be knocked to my knees with gratitude. This weekend was an engagement party, today my birthday, this weekend a trip to the mountains. All the while, showered constantly with acts of service and kind words of encouragement from all whom I know.
So this year, I’m looking for more of this- more gratitude, more contentment, more long dinners, more lazy days, more low-country boils, more books, more creativity with the wardrobe I have, more writing for the sake of writing, more cheers.
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photo credit: liza parker
