chesterton

Thanks for letting me whine yesterday in saying, ‘Farewell, 2015.’

Hello, 2016!

I’ve seen two truths from coping with my stressful 2015 as a low-libido gal.

First truth:  Remain in constant contact with God and your husband.  It’s easy to get overwhelmed and reduce your world down to a single digit of 1, yourself.

Second truth:  Simplify.

“There are two ways to get enough.  One is to accumulate more and more.  The other is to desire less,”  G. K. Chesterton.

I have lived out of a suitcase for over half of the year.  The thing that aggravated me most about being away from home was not being able to access my list of passwords (I have a horrible time remembering them) and a few other bits of information that were written down in my office.

I didn’t miss my depression glass collection or antique clothing collection.

I didn’t miss the junk in my curio cabinet.

I didn’t have time to decorate the house for any of the seasons (including Christmas, first time ever I didn’t put up a tree) and I didn’t miss it.

We are moving to an area where real estate is very expensive.  Our new house will not be as big as what we have now (2800 sq. ft.).  To prepare for this move, I’ve released many of my possessions to charity; fabric & craft items (all the supplies for the ‘someday-I’ll-get-to-it-projects’), knick knacks, clothing galore, 7-year-old curtains I thought I may use again, etc.

I didn’t donate or purge as much as I released.  I let it go and don’t desire it back.

Somehow through this year of extremely swinging emotions and far away travel, God has shown me that stuff is just a burden.

I’ll be honest.  For much of our life, I’ve wanted more.  Bigger house, better car, bigger diamond, designer labels.  There’s a possibility those desires may creep back in.  But, right now, I see the only thing really important is relationships.  Since I didn’t have to maintain stuff on the road, I had more time to pursue the higher things with God and my family and friends.

Time on the road, gave me more space for prayer and bible study because I was disconnected from my other responsibilities.  I realized even though I have been stressed because of constant change, I liked not having the burden of care for stuff.

Now, I know I can’t disconnect from every responsibility.  But, I can disconnect from the chaos of too much stuff.

Simplification leads to less stress and it frees up space for more time with God.  That’s good for you no matter what your sex drive.

“There are two ways to get enough.  One is to accumulate more and more.  The other is to desire less,”  G. K. Chesterton.

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