Three of My Favorite Things

Simplicity, Silence, and Solitude

These three things are very important to me.

First, simplicity. For a long time now I have longed for simplicity. I was taking an hour in a perpetual adoration chapel in Montgomery, AL when I first felt simplicity. It is something I am always chasing after, a passion of the heart. To me simplicity can be achieved by anyone and no one at the same time. It is something you could work at all your life and only glimpse the tip of it. It is not just a feeling but a state of being. Its not just having nothing, but having everything.

Silence. Well for me it can be rather hard to achieve this, but I try. As with simplicity, silence is something you may never fully achieve. There is always noise. Whether it is actual noise, or just your brain, noise is just as constant as silence. But if you look, or rather hear, past the noise it can become so quiet that nothing can disturb you.

Finally, solitude. With 6 kids running around all the time, it is hard to have all three of these things, yet if I choose to go for a walk or sit reading the bible or another spiritual book, I am experiencing solitude. I am not saying I would rather be alone, away from my family. I am saying that I would rather be away from the world and closer to my family. And in being withdrawn from worldly things, I can have solitude.

I may never fully have my favorite things, but only taste them from time to time. And I am happy with that too.