Thursday, June 13, 2013

Simply Sharing

6/13/13 Sharing, among friends in the faith, isn't complicated---it's encouraging. Tuesday night was encouraging for me as gals in our simplici-TEA group "simply share"d with each other. Some sharing was done during the group time but "real" sharing continued as we sipped tea (or coffee) with yummy cake and listened one on one or two or three.
A 2000 Honor Book publication  provided some fun, simplistic tidbits for us to share in the group
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If I Really Wanted to Simplify My Life, I Would....
  • Take the scenic route home. Don't worry. Don't hurry, and don't forget to take time to smell the flowers.--Charles "Tremendous" Jones. You can turn the wheel toward a more serene experience. (emphasis mine, p. 84-85)
  • Keep addresses and telephone numbers in the one place. (Information you can't find is information you can't use., 108-109)
  • Go for depth over breadth. The best portion of a goo man's life is in his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. William Wordsworth. To simply live well, dig deep into what truly matters. (p.126-127)
  • Turn off as much noise as possible. In quietness and trust is your strength. (Isaiah 30:15) Noise complicates; silence simplifies. (p. 131)
  • ....stay focused on the truly important things in my life. If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. (Don Larson, p.134)
How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity. (Psalm 131:1)

How pleasant it was to "simply share" with sisters in the faith.

Sereni-TEA notes access for group members.