Friday, September 24, 2010
The Sunday Creative - Abundance
The theme for this week's Sunday Creative Challenge was Abundance. For me abundance is all about nature and the gifts God gave to us and this earth. From the warm dirt of the earth to the bright light of the sun, we've been given an abundance of riches.
I'm in awe of the way it all works together. The earth and sun work to grow plants that fuel our bodies and provide the air we need to live. The wood of the trees we use to built shelter to keep us from the rain and snow that in turn provide the water we need to quench our bodies and to keep the plants and animals alive. The elements and ores found in the earth provide the vitamins and minerals we need for healthy bodies and to make the tools we use to prime the earth for more plants. Not only does God and nature provide the things we need to live, they provide beauty in abundance. How blessed we are to live in this beautiful world.
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Labels: Beautiful World, Dierks Bentley, Patty Griffin
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Beautiful World
One of the things I love most about living out of the country is that while I'm gone it is much easier to ignore the negative stories that seem to saturate the media in the US. While I'm in Delhi I almost never turn on the local TV - I get my news by picking and choosing from online sources - making it much easier to skip or skim through the really negative stuff.
I believe that living this way for the past four years has changed my view of the world. I feel that without the media telling me what I should think and feel I'm better able to make up my own mind - and since I choose to see the world in a more positive light I think I'm in a happier place.
Don't get me wrong, I know there are problems in the world, I see examples of the ravages of poverty on a daily basis. I just try to keep my focus on the slow improvements that are happening, the similarities we all share and the beauty in our differences.
This post is brought to you by a gorgeous song I heard this morning that got me thinking, "Beautiful World" by Dierks Bentley and Patty Griffin.
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Labels: Beautiful World, Dierks Bentley, Patty Griffin

