Todays post reflects the story of the persian man, who sold his farm to spend years travelling the world looking for wealth. Eventually homeless and destitute, in despair he ended his own life - his search for wealth had consumed him. However the man who bought his farm, was grateful for every blade of grass on this land, and celebrated his good fortune with his family and friends. He was grateful and content with his life and considered himself a wealthy man, though by society's standards, not materialistically. Woe & behold, one day he discovered a diamond mine on the property.
Now I'm sure you are sick of me reminding you to be grateful for the simple joys in your life. So today dear reader, I want you to focus on the diamonds that you have. What riches have you not acknowledged or discovered yet? If you could be anything in the world - what would it be?
Sarah writes "would you open a store, nuture a family, design a dress, write a screenplay..........?"
I have many talents, but I am sure there was talents that I have not discovered yet, or not conciously acknowledged that I have.
My dream is to live simply by todays standards, raise my own sheep fowl and cattle, grow my own vegetables, and enjoy the process along the way. I am part of the way there. And maybe when I reach my utopia, I might even find my diamond mine.
So what is your dream dear reader - and what are you doing to make this dream a reality??
I am really enjoying your blog! Thankyou... your words of wisdom have often been a source of personal insight (elsewhere in the virtual world) and I'm quite inspired to find we share a similar 'dream'. We moved to our current home just over 12 months ago, bringing our skills at growing and preserving foods with us to this lovely place where we can also have poultry and goats and cattle. Every day I feel so very privileged! Even when things are driving me spare :-) Thanks again... Ali
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