“Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.” – Thoreau. In a recent post on Momastery, Glennon Doyle Melton challenges: “So why not just laugh now?”
I concede, I, too, can be guilty of being caught up in the race for the new and different, thereby losing sight of all that is right in front of me. Inherently, I know that “new and different” is not better, nor will it bring more happiness. So, why do I charge forward, at times, leaving what was good in the past? When I stop to feel gratitude for all I have and not worry about the new, contentment abounds.
I found this post to be truly perspective gaining. Perhaps, you will too, and we each can take to heart, Thoreau’s Walden: “I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes and not a new wearer of the clothes.” Walden reminds us to look through new eyes, not just at new things. Do you agree? Email me at Nicole@womeninthemix.com.
