This picture is busy. So many things to see in it, that its hard at first to even figure out just exactly what it is. Its looking down on a little inlet of a lake. Into a small cove like spot with thick growth all around it. I am standing on a hill looking down into this place. Most times you can find water birds in this area. They like the seclusion of the spot. A safe haven. When you are down there, you see fewer objects and it seems quite simple. On the forefront of the picture, if you look carefully there is a huge spider web.
But there is just so many object in this picture its hard to enjoy it.
Life is that way sometimes. We have too many irons in the fire, too many scenes of action in our daily life to be able to sit back and enjoy it. We have too many things in our homes, too many activities, too many hobbies and too many stores to shop from. Too many things to move to dust and we have storage units, and garages packed to the rafters. Too many collections. We have too much altogether. Too many credit cards. Too many restaurants to try. Too many grown up peoples toys. Too many t.v channels grabbing our attention. It creates confussion for us. Chaos.
I remember reading something by Henry David Thoreau many years ago that has strongly influenced my life all these years... I wanted simple. I wanted uncomplicated. Thoreau said,
"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the law of the universe will be simpler. " - Henry David Thoreau
Something to think about to be sure. I believed him and went in the direction of my dreams. The universe is simpler without all the "too manys".
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