(not necessarily in order:)
- dance
- meaningful relationships
- sunshine
- water
- laughter
- solitude
- home
- love
- beauty
- health
- integrity
If I had to eliminate eight of them, one by one, which would be the first to go? Which three would I hold tight to?
There have been times in my life when I have lived without some of these by choice. And times when I had no choice but to live without them. (At least it felt that way.)
I suppose there is always a choice.
What surprises me is my own resilience. Knowing that if (or when) I must live without something I value, I will adapt.
2 comments:
What a great exercise! I think a lot of the anxiety and worry we go through in life probably involves the loss of some of these things we hold dear. Going without them is a growth experience -- if nothing else.
Hey, isn't it fun to check your blog and see what people have to say??
A life without Love, Beauty and Water would be far too cold for me, so I'd have to get rid of them... :)
And by the way, I believe that Dillard's line on cultivating a healthy poverty might be the most poignant string of words I've chanced upon thus far in my life. Glad to see that someone else out there appreciates it as well.
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