Posted on 08/11/2014 2:21:55 PM PDT by Engraved-on-His-hands
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. ― Thoreau
So why not just laugh now? G
If we do not feel grateful for what we already have, what makes us think wed be happy with more? Unknown
Recently I posted a picture of myself in my kitchen, and I immediately started receiving generous messages from people wanting to help me update it. Along with their messages came pictures of how my kitchen could look, if Id just put some effort and money into it.
Ive always loved my kitchen, but after seeing those pictures I found myself looking at it through new, critical eyes. Maybe it was all wrong. Maybe the 80′s counters, laminate cabinets, mismatched appliances and clutter really were mistakes I should try to fix. I stood and stared and suddenly my kitchen looked shabby and lazy to me. I wondered if that meant I was shabby and lazy, too. Because our kitchens are nothing if not reflections of us, right? I decided Id talk to Craig and make some calls about updates.
But as I lay down to sleep, I remembered this passage from Thoreaus Walden: I say beware of all enterprises that require new clothes and not a new wearer of the clothes. Walden reminds me that when I feel lacking- I dont need new things, I need new eyes with which to see the things I already have. So when I woke up this morning, I walked into my kitchen wearing fresh perspectacles. Heres what I saw.
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BOY, her kitchen looks ultramodern next to mine! :-D She is so right! I like her kitchen a LOT. It looks REAL and INVITING and COMFORTABLE! (I wouldn’t post pictures of mine to save me!! Mine’s just...well, I wouldn’t post pictures!).
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