Today's Thought - December

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December 7

Those people are earthbound. They heap too many goods. They have not learned the trail of beauty.

~Laura Adams Armer

If we want to walk the trail of beauty, we are better off bringing a backpack than a moving van to carry our stuff. We need to travel light. The point is, stuff—things, belongings—can tie us down if we become too attached. We can pass up wonderful adventures because we can’t let go of stuff.

There are some things we need, of course. And it’s okay to have more than we need as long as it doesn’t get in the way of our lives. Our lives are for loving and learning and serving others, not for taking care of our things. When our things take too much of our time and energy, we have too much.

We can do with our stuff what we do with our thoughts and our feelings—look them over, see if they still work for us, and decide whether to keep them or let them go.
Prayer for the Day

Higher Power, I don’t want to get stuck in my emotional, mental, or physical stuff. Help me sort through it and keep only what adds service or beauty to my life.
Today's Action

I will think for a few minutes about how I think and feel about having my own things. What things are important to me? Why? I will talk with someone about this topic and listen to how it is for that person, too.

Today's reading is from the book God Grant Me, More Daily Meditations from the Authors of Keep It Simple