#being content

[evadneares]

Vittorio Giardino, "La Porta D'Oriente" (1997)

I woke up later than usual today, the sun was up and shining, the house was quiet.

I walked slowly through the hallway, Sunday was quiet, and I made myself a coffee and some toast.

I wasn't in a rush, I breathed in the smell of the coffee, and I sat down and took a rest.

It rained outside without a noise, the world beyond my window was mute and pleasant.

Life didn't have to be a rush, or this push and pull to be the best, life always turned and tossed in a way to help you grow.

So I took it in stride, in my own time, without having to run for anyone.

I folded my laundry while playing my favourite playlist, I picked out a film to play in the evening and I decided I wanted to go on a walk.

I'm alive, and I'm present and I'm content.

It won't always be like this.

But I will enjoy the now.

[wordsofwisdomandsoul]

[wiirocku]

Philippians 4:12-13 (NIV) - I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through Him who gives me strength.

[gossamersun]

“what do you want to be when you grow up ?”

she paused. for what seemed to be a long time.

she dreamed of tiny black heels on linoleum floors. a degree for a future she never would have wanted. a face mask and scrubs. graduation robes-

then nothing

and suddenly she dreamed of daisies, the splitting warmth of the sun kissing every inch of her face. platonic hand holding in the middle of a noisy campus. laughter, so much laughter. footprints on pavements, periwinkles, white fences, cold breezes, daffodils-

the feeling that there is no place she would rather be.

“what do you want to be when you grow up ?”

she looked up and smiled.

“content”

— big girl dreams

[patron-of-lost-causes]

You know that feeling when you sigh and just look at the sky or the sea or the trees and just feel nothing? For a moment, your mind is blank and you don't think of your problems and you don't think of your next move. Your body and thoughts are suspended in the now and it's such a blissful feeling because it's effortless and you don't think of it and yet, the feeling is there. You feel a little in love with the sky or with life itself, a feeling that might even be happiness if it didn't hurt so much at the same time. A happiness so sudden and violent that it feels like sadness. Your world might collapse around you, everything might turn to shit the moment after, but right now, the happiness is yours and it embraces you and no matter what happens after this, the moment will always be etched in the universe somewhere.

[frogl3gs]

yesterday afternoon. it was blustery out! a cold front came rolling through. I LOVE IT.

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Worshipping the King Born on Christmas Day

(audio - 25mins) | David is pouring out his heart to the God he loves because he knows God loves him more than he loves God. God is a good father. The Psalmist is pouring his heart out to God in lament and complaint not because he doesn’t think God...