Do not take anything for granted — not one smile or one person or one rainbow or one breath, or one night in your cozy bed.
simplicity
Simple–minded
Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter.
Saving y’all some time
After reading countless health books over the past couple of decades, I can tell you it pretty much all boils down to this: Eat plenty of veggies, work, play, rest, and don’t worry.
Unhoard
Once you’ve whittled down to spiritual essentials, the physical decluttering comes naturally.
Simple but not empty
The goal of life: simple, but not empty.
Breathing & stuff
Clutter smothers. Simplicity breathes.
Veggie soup
peeling this sweet potato
i can smell the earth
i close my eyes and smile
then cry —
when did i get so removed
from the soil, the land
from simplicity —
the family garden
in grade school
my bare feet on warm dirt
i was so happy
there were carrots
and worms
and life
was carefree —
i finish making soup
do the chores
the day was busy
i am tired —
the nights
when there is time
enough leftover
to snuggle into bed
a little early & read
and i can keep
my eyes open
long enough for it —
this is heaven
simple, free, happy
heaven
No, thanks
Don’t feel guilty about saying no to the nonessentials in life! —
simplicity is
saying yes to joy
by saying no to
overmuch
overwhelm
overdoing
overhaving
overbeing
Re-learning life
Focus on the simple, good things in life and breathe your way through the minor struggles.
Elementary
May you live long enough
to let your life return to
the pleasures of simplicity
—Terri Guillemets
City-desert nightwalk
early summer, late at night
pleasant sweet-smelling air
clouds veiling a half-lit moon
Scorpius crawling up the sky
tree-hid birds awake chirping
lone dog barking in its yard
startled stray cats darting
crickets playing insistent songs
quiet of people gone to bed
mellow breezes gently stirring
damp-grass lawns subtly cooling
street lights too brightly illuming
saguaro blooms softly glowing