Simple Life

The house was quiet, just the popping of the stove broke the silence. The day seems perfect. There are some worries of the day, Melissa had her four wisdom teeth removed today. She is fine but even though James is taking perfect care of her, my mothers heart wishes I was there to check on her. We have a car in the shop and there are still things needing to be done in the living room to have it the way we want it, there are always things that need attention or things to cause a bit of concern, but still the peace of the day is so full.
I can see the hens out the window, pecking the cold ground scrounging for a bite to eat. There are a few birds at the feeders and a large number of morning doves low in the trees.
I feel no stress, no need to look outside the walls of my home for a measure of who I am. The simple life feels a bit like heaven on earth.
He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.
~Henry David Thoreau ~
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