Recovering Simplicity: The Art of Enough

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

-Leonardo Da Vinci

The holidays are upon us. Between the unseasonably warm weather and the loud, distracting force of our recent election, I haven’t thought much of it yet. Sure, Kroger and Home Depot immediately threw up Christmas decorations the Tuesday after Halloween and quicker than you can say, “turkey and dressing” and honestly, I’ve come to accept that over the years. What’s tricky is when I still work up a sweat mid-November while rummaging around the car to find my favorite lip balm that went missing somewhere back in September. My body and brain register pure confusion in this suspended time frame hovering right between summer and fall. I call it “fummer”… (“sall” works, too).

ACHIEVING SUCCESS, CREATIVE LIFE, DESIRE. CONNECT. THRIVE., LIFE PATTERNSKatie GustafsonNovember 17, 2016art, big magic, calling, elizabeth gilber, expectation, simplicity, thanksgiving, the holiday, willy wonkaComment

Finding Family: The Broken Road Home

You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but a world lives in you.

-Frederick Buechner

I’m not sure if it’s the fall weather encroaching or the fact that I’m becoming more nostalgic with age, but something has been at the forefront of my heart and mind as of late and I can’t seem to shake it. I don’t want to shake it. It’s beautiful, complex, frustrating, exhilarating, heartbreaking, fun, weird, grounding, dangerous, and safe all at once.

LIFE PATTERNS, PERSPECTIVES, DESIRE. CONNECT. THRIVE., SPIRITUALITY, RELATIONSHIP INSPIRATIONKatie GustafsonOctober 7, 2016bloodliness, elizabeth gilber, family, home, longing, richard rohr, spiritual directionComment