Sunday, January 9, 2011

The cycles of contentment....

2 years ago
I had to learn to be
content.

It took at least a year!

And then I found it..
that ability
to be content,
alone!

Then I dated.
It was a short
but nice relationship,
that reminded me
what companionship
felt like!

When it ended,
I realized that I had
to once again,
seek out my contentment!
It has taken
a little while..
not a year,
closer to a month..
but, I think I have found
it again!

For me contentment,
is in the small things!
Its a fire in the fireplace!
Its the kids playing wiii
in the room
I am doing homework in..
its a nap on the couch;
with the kids,
or cats,
or both....
Its knitting something
small
that makes my girls
smile..
Its in my life!
It is busy!
I have way to much on my plate!

And it is all mine!

And when I once
again,
remember
that being alone
is not an affliction,
it is instead a state of being!
And in this particular state
of being,
contentment is found
within..
And in this place
in this moment...
contentment is mine!

7 comments:

  1. Hi there,
    I found you through Sonomasun.blogspot. 3 kids! So cool!

    Great blog;-)

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  2. I love how your posts seem to come at the exact moment I need to read them! Thanks for posting!

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  3. I'm reading this in the midst of a contentment-filled day home with my kids.

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  4. Oh Deb, you should be content because right now with every thing you have going on in your life, you don't have time for a relationship. I read your FB updates and wonder how you find time for everything and now classes? Enjoy where you are now, it's a wonderful place to be.

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  5. Glad you are back to a good content spot!

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  6. mama has spoken...I SO agree!! I think thats why life is what it is..I only have so much time and its all allotted some where! I also think that the reason I manage it all and still have time with my kids and time for me, is because I am NOT in a relationship! for now, it is what it should be!

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