tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post92520362357014511..comments2023-10-05T05:17:11.350-05:00Comments on Incurable Insomniac: Wiggle Room for the SoulKaye Wallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-41045584924773851262010-10-24T18:55:37.517-05:002010-10-24T18:55:37.517-05:00My dinner tonight consists of some broccoli and ca...My dinner tonight consists of some broccoli and cauliflower with a chees sauce - and it tastes as good as if I were sitting down to a supper of filet mignon! Because it's seasoned with gratitude and that makes everything taste sooo good! Blessed be.Kathy Handysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986128688954443243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-78468596584106922582010-10-24T18:54:16.043-05:002010-10-24T18:54:16.043-05:00Wonderful post, Steph! I think this economic downt...Wonderful post, Steph! I think this economic downturn has been a time for everyone to re-think their priorities, and to realize what they actually NEED and what is merely fluff. People who thought they NEEDED a big house have found they can live very comfortable in a much smaller dwelling. I've changed myself; for example, before, if a tomato had a soft spot, I tossed the whole thing away. Now? I cut away the soft spot and use the rest. The people who will have the hardest time learning this lesson are the rich. There's a chapter in one of my favorite books, The Wind in the Willows, in which Ratty and Mole are heading back home on a wintry night. Mole suddenly comes acros his old little home that he'd abandoned and he and Ratty enter it. Mole suddenly feels despondent because he says, "I've nothing to give you, Rat - not a crumb!" but the Rat forages and they find a tin of sardines, a box of captain's biscuits, and German sausage. "There's a banquet for you!" said the Rat. "I know some animals who would give their ears to be sitting down to supper with us tonight!" I just love that chapter. It, like your post, reminds me of how much I truly have and how richly blessed I am. I'm not a millionaire, I don't have a big house, I don't have fancy clothes or furniture or lots of things. But I have what is truly important: the love of friends and family, I have food -not a lot and not fancy but SUFFICIENT, I have shelter. That's so much more than some people have and I am grateful for every day I have it. And whenever I'm able, I pass the blessing along. And I think that's the real lesson right there.Kathy Handysidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986128688954443243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-71878832856927477232010-10-24T06:49:39.075-05:002010-10-24T06:49:39.075-05:00Thank you for this post, Steph. You reminded me t...Thank you for this post, Steph. You reminded me to be grateful for what I have and to take the focus off what I DON'T HAVE! Thank you. Every day is a new day; this morning I woke up before my mom and I was able to declare as I got out of bed - TODAY IS A GREAT DAY!<br /><br />Thank you for your inspirational post, you have helped give me the push I need through this post to keep on going. I'm sure my mother would thank you if she knew. She doesn't so I will thank you for her.Susan Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07019940790074997076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5667514217502990299.post-68709457063771779672010-10-23T16:30:40.768-05:002010-10-23T16:30:40.768-05:00:) Loaves and fishes!:) Loaves and fishes!Lynettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11179278237988549530noreply@blogger.com