Even though this post is very late on Tuesday, I knew immediately what quote I would use to share today. It is from the book "Gift From the Sea" by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. The book is filled with memorable quotes but I wrote this one down when I first read the book several years ago.
"To ask how little, not how much, can I get along with. To say--is it necessary?"
Anne Morrow Lindbergh left her husband and children at home to take some time by herself to write at a beach house. She reflected on being a woman, wife, and mother in a book that has become a classic. When I read this quote, my mind was transformed. How little can I get along with? The older I get, the more pared down I become in my desires. I ask myself more often if something is really worthy of my time and energy.
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Is this the book Grama gave me last year for Christmas? I haven't had a chance to read any of it yet, but if it's the book, I'm definitely looking forward to it after you've shared this quote. I try to do this in my life too- to pare down to the essentials and truly enjoy (and be thankful for) the things I have, rather than spend my time wanting more.
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