Comments on: Love Well

By: Eqlektik

Eqlektik — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:45:09 +0000

We should all love well…..Enjoy our lives and forget our own petty desires.
I have begun to enjoy simple moments spent with loved ones…..The joy of good conversation and the healing properties of laughter.

By: V-Grrrl @ Compost Studios

V-Grrrl @ Compost Studios — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:16:03 +0000

I am mostly a “keep it simple” kind of girl. I am energized by solitude the way some people are by large social gatherings. I prefer one-on-one time with friends and small gatherings with family. I need space in my schedule and in my head. I don’t crave luxury experiences the way some people do. I don’t walk through a huge and beautiful house and think, “Wow, I wish I lived here.”

That said, my family is emerging from a lean and stressful financial period that lasted years. So many lessons learned, including a reminder that “loving well” is enough. But this Christmas we were finally able to cut loose a bit and indulge in those ordinary things we do enjoy and it felt really good. Yes, we’ve proved that we can do without and be happy, but we’ve also learned how much we can appreciate the extras that come our way.

I’m starting to think both scenarios are good for us: times of plenty (even a bit of excess) as well as the times of less (even want). The key is to be mindful, and as you said, love well in all situations.

By: Kim Nelson

Kim Nelson — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:03:22 +0000

I couldn’t agree more with you, Susan. Loving well has very little to do with things and everything to do with time. Glad you came and commented. Happy 2010 to you and yours. I always keep you, your family and most especially your son, in warm, loving thoughts.

By: Susan K. Stewart

Susan K. Stewart — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:26:50 +0000

I started my Do Less last year, which included having less junk around. Keeping what’s important to me.

This is I’m more Doing Less, more of what makes life valuable to those I love and those whose life I may touch.

I think loving well is part of doing less — less material, more of value.