Motivation

Today I have just been determined to simply my life. However I am not sure where to start.

This past week our laptop decided to crash. We are trying to recover pictures and files... That whole song and dance. Mom always says, "Jesus didn't carry around a scrapbook." I have been repeating that to myself. We can't take any of our possessions when we die. And we're all going to die someday. (Sorry, to break it to you.)  

It's really hard to wrap your mind around. Everything we have is worth nothing in the long run.

I heard a really stupid song this past summer about never seeing a hearse with a trailer hitch. This stupid song actually has a point.

So where do I start? My closet? My laptop? My keeps sake boxes? 

We're talking at release time about donating old clothes to St. Vinny's and you see and hear the worry kids have about parting with their stuff. Right, Kelsie? 

We live in fear. I am sick and tired of it. 

Our family's dear, dear friend Louise is an amazing example of living simply and not holding onto anything. I once complimented her saying I liked her necklace and right then and there she took her beautiful gold crucifix necklace off and put it on my neck. I was in shock that she would give me something on her person. We all know it if one is wearing it, they must like it a lot. Here I was blown away by her generosity and the fact she didn't even think twice. Later when I told the story my family members said Louise is known for doing that. Back then I felt guilty for taking what wasn't mine, but now I think of it as a beautiful gift. Not talking about the  necklace (though it is beautiful) but, the gift of simplicity and generosity shown in her actions. 

I want to be like that. 

I want to live a life where I am not attached to anything. Where I live on God's word alone. Where I am not overwhelmed by the chaos and things around me. 

Simplify my life, Oh Lord. Grant me motivation and peace. Humble my being.