I know you are all probably thinking I am nuts. March is almost over, as I was reminded this morning by my mother who was wondering if March came in like a lion or a lamb as it is looking like it is going out like a lion.
This month Sarah Ban Breathnach is discussing the principle of simplicity. I always find this to be one of the hardest principles for us to grasp in our world. We seem to collect “things.” Materialism seems to be rampant.
In looking back over March, I want to point out a few important readings. I also want to remind you all to use your Gratitude Journals. If you have been remiss in this area, please dust it off and get back on track.
The very first reading of the month – about restoring our sanity to our lives – is not one I could have read on March 1st. I was the whirling dervish that SBB discusses. I was up at 4:30 am that morning and out the door, even though March was coming in like a lion and there was still a snow-covered road by my house. I dropped my 13 year old at the local diner to have a “pre-event” breakfast with his Science Olympiad team. Then, I was off to the high school to set up for the tournament that would find seven middle schools competing for the chance to advance to the state tournament.
The next discussion on meditation moves me more now than it did at the beginning of March. I am currently reading Eat, Pray, Love and am in the section on meditation and prayer. We all, regardless of who we pray to or why we meditate, need to revive these practices. The quiet time in our souls will help our creative selves come out and play more easily.
The discussion of what appearance we put forward and can we find the inspiration in it if we are not “pulled together” intrigue me. I am one of those who can sit at home and work in a hoodie and sweats. I go out for a run in old warmups and ratting baseball hats. I do, though, try to look together when I am heading out for other things as can be seen below in my “Easter” outfit.
The mid-month discussions of self-nurturing and self-acceptance always make me smile. How can we nurture those around us and help them build self-acceptance if we cannot do this for ourselves? I have often wondered how the mother who cannot nurture herself, even if only occasionally, can nurture her young ones.
I also love the discussions of style and fashion here at the end of the month. I am slowly finding my “style” and have gotten rid of a lot of things that were in my closets and drawers for I don’t really know what reason.
If you have not yet taken part in the Joyful Simplicities for March, please read them over. Many can be done in April!!!
