I love living in Florida. I love the blessing of a warm hug from the air when you walk outside and the blessed light breezes that stir the air and lift that hug with a caress.
Over the past month, I've spent a lot of time traveling the roads of Florida. The interstates, the rural roads, and the city roads. The blessings of seeing the farms and wildlife while enjoying the ability to get from one place to another with options so that you don't get trapped by traffic.
I love the blessing of being able to wear sundresses and sandals throughout the year. I don't like being trapped in layers of clothes.
I love, love, love that I have given up the trappings of makeup and pantyhose! When I gave up the trappings of pantyhose, I realized that NOBODY cared! And life is a blessing without pantyhose.
When I gave up the trapping of wearing makeup, my skin became very, very happy. When people meet you and you are not wearing makeup, they don't care - they just accept you as you are and everyone else soon accepts the fact that you don't wear makeup anymore. Not wearing makeup gives the added blessing of saving preparation time in the morning and cleanup time in the evening. It also gives the added blessing of saving money that isn't spent on makeup or cleansers. And there is also the added blessing of less wear and tear on your skin from the constant application and removal of the makeup.
Over the past year, we have been blessed with the opportunities to help several of our 'previous' generation of family members downsize and move into smaller homes. It's been a challenge to sort through the personal/household items and try to determine which are trappings and which are blessings! Some items aren't necessary for day to day life, but their presence is a blessing. Sometimes you don't know that you are being trapped by an overflow of items, until you are freed from them and you actually feel that sense of freedom. But getting rid of everything isn't always a blessing and can be quite depressing at times. Working through the process of determining what is a trapping and what is a blessing is definitely a challenge. But it can also be therapeutic to work through that process and come out the other side with relationships intact!
I am blessed to be part of a family that is willing to work through processes and know that we will still love and cherish each other, no matter what the final decision proves to be.
Over the past month, I've spent a lot of time traveling the roads of Florida. The interstates, the rural roads, and the city roads. The blessings of seeing the farms and wildlife while enjoying the ability to get from one place to another with options so that you don't get trapped by traffic.
I love the blessing of being able to wear sundresses and sandals throughout the year. I don't like being trapped in layers of clothes.
I love, love, love that I have given up the trappings of makeup and pantyhose! When I gave up the trappings of pantyhose, I realized that NOBODY cared! And life is a blessing without pantyhose.
When I gave up the trapping of wearing makeup, my skin became very, very happy. When people meet you and you are not wearing makeup, they don't care - they just accept you as you are and everyone else soon accepts the fact that you don't wear makeup anymore. Not wearing makeup gives the added blessing of saving preparation time in the morning and cleanup time in the evening. It also gives the added blessing of saving money that isn't spent on makeup or cleansers. And there is also the added blessing of less wear and tear on your skin from the constant application and removal of the makeup.
Over the past year, we have been blessed with the opportunities to help several of our 'previous' generation of family members downsize and move into smaller homes. It's been a challenge to sort through the personal/household items and try to determine which are trappings and which are blessings! Some items aren't necessary for day to day life, but their presence is a blessing. Sometimes you don't know that you are being trapped by an overflow of items, until you are freed from them and you actually feel that sense of freedom. But getting rid of everything isn't always a blessing and can be quite depressing at times. Working through the process of determining what is a trapping and what is a blessing is definitely a challenge. But it can also be therapeutic to work through that process and come out the other side with relationships intact!
I am blessed to be part of a family that is willing to work through processes and know that we will still love and cherish each other, no matter what the final decision proves to be.
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