So, just a couple of hours ago I was thinking of how nice it was to sit in silence... to really listen to to the rain and the crickets without music or t.v. tainting the night's purity. And then I began to ponder my minimalist preferences for, well, just about everything. And somewhere among these ponderings I had a semi-epiphany about who I am and what my ideal life looks like. Well, I'm not going to go into great detail b/c I would like to get back to reading a book while the world is still quiet... but the boiled-down version of my thought processes generally points to this:
I don't want to work much. I am okay with not making a lot of money. I prefer to have more 'free' time than money over more money than 'free' time. The less stuff I have, the less clutter I have to shuffle around, the more peaceful I am. Spending more time with my near and dear ones trumps monetary pursuits. And I really have a deep appreciation for people who live kind of stripped-down/bare-bones lives (like homesteaders, the Amish, the Quakers, monks.... minus the religious zealousness).
to be continued...
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