tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908871735324286268.post2645154097326263220..comments2023-08-04T06:55:11.148-04:00Comments on Forty Maxims: 13. Face reality.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7908871735324286268.post-68869612585193121232009-03-15T01:23:00.000-04:002009-03-15T01:23:00.000-04:00Dear Charissa,Thank you so much for your words tha...Dear Charissa,<BR/>Thank you so much for your words that help me to "face reality". This year has been a year for me to focus on slowing down to do what truly matters, and much of that is very humble and simple--not the "lofty" kind of things that took up so much of my time and energy last year while I was frantically trying to get my new business going. <BR/><BR/>After a rather disappointing beginning, I was humbly (and gratefully) brought to a new perspective about re-ordering my daily life to be doing what "really matters". It's almost funny to see what ended up on that list--stuff like cleaning my house, sending cards to people I love, visiting my mother-in-law, being available to hang out with my son and husband when they are available, having tea with a friend or neighbor... Those are not the things that our society values very much, yet they are the kinds of things that connect us to the people in our lives and hopefully to God and even to ourselves. <BR/><BR/>I love the line in your meditation: "I try to remind myself to slow down and not participate in the hysteria of success that drives this world."<BR/><BR/>Thanks you for giving me much to think on.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12688483342923577826noreply@blogger.com