tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post6371120744860028962..comments2024-03-19T18:01:27.505+10:00Comments on down to earth: The secret of contentmentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-37785219596944703002010-04-28T21:41:42.503+10:002010-04-28T21:41:42.503+10:00Good answer! I feel the same way, figure out how ...Good answer! I feel the same way, figure out how to be happy :) Great blog!<br />love, julie (asheville, north carolina)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101763284648035735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-16742299368015551572010-04-28T21:24:07.066+10:002010-04-28T21:24:07.066+10:00I also think contentment is a choice. For example,...I also think contentment is a choice. For example, Rhonda, You've helped me appreciate doing my house work and helped me see the value in that. I used to get really frustrated and find it arduous, but after reading some of your blog posts (can't even remember which ones now!) I changed my attitude towards it and I now find it really satisfying. Thank you Rhonda. <br />Rebecca xoUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15814870454317114763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-51546118383918390022010-04-28T12:28:17.154+10:002010-04-28T12:28:17.154+10:00Such a beautiful, touching post, Rhonda Jean - tha...Such a beautiful, touching post, Rhonda Jean - thank you. The tart recipe = now, I, too, am content :-) <br /><br />Hugs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-71330464719298186592010-04-27T12:29:53.874+10:002010-04-27T12:29:53.874+10:00I am so glad you posted your lemon tart . I will b...I am so glad you posted your lemon tart . I will be making this in the morning. It looks delishEileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031688737964746427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11092695733849834002010-04-27T09:50:38.101+10:002010-04-27T09:50:38.101+10:00Great points here and in many of the comments too....Great points here and in many of the comments too.<br />To me, things like making the dishcloths, baking from scratch, making soap etc. are like the outward display of something much deeper and harder to define. It is to do with having purpose, healthy self-esteem, spiritual needs met and being interested in helping others. All of the physical acts of the simple life could seem hollow if these inner things are not addressed. <br />I sincerely hope that your reader who emailed can find the inner things needed to feel content.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12824924349210440889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-36747921979618930452010-04-27T08:24:10.776+10:002010-04-27T08:24:10.776+10:00Thank you Rhonda for this post especially as a ver...Thank you Rhonda for this post especially as a very good friend & I were speaking about the same issues today. When you write, everything seems to make so much sense to me. I have certainly reached a point in my life that I have realised I don't need to follow the crowd and live my life as I think people expect me to. Its my life and I must do what makes ME happy. One of my favourite sayings is "Life ain't a dress rehearsal" and thats so true, but I am also learning that change doesn't happen overnight and you have to be prepared to take it slowly! And I also truly believe and agree in what you said "What you give out comes back. Always"Sheila, North Wales. UKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-3062027675922479622010-04-27T08:13:55.698+10:002010-04-27T08:13:55.698+10:00Really enjoy your blog and all the encouragement t...Really enjoy your blog and all the encouragement to live simply and slow down.For me true contentment came when I was 26 and became a Christian-I then had such purpose to all I did and truly knew I was fearfully and wonderfully made and God had a plan for my life.<br />Have a great day.<br />God bless,<br />Maree in New Zealand.Mareenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-56663312924384054492010-04-27T08:06:56.291+10:002010-04-27T08:06:56.291+10:00Thanks so much (as always) for yet another inspira...Thanks so much (as always) for yet another inspirational and honest post!<br /><br />Tracy (Brisbane)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-17909493937739065472010-04-27T05:56:49.134+10:002010-04-27T05:56:49.134+10:00I think contentment is when you can say, 'Yes...I think contentment is when you can say, 'Yes this is pretty good day, a pretty good life.. good enough!' without feeling guilty.karylsquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03633878487477498790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-77853029065569097962010-04-27T04:47:18.305+10:002010-04-27T04:47:18.305+10:00Good advice! I too try to live as simply as possib...Good advice! I too try to live as simply as possible. I make our soap too. Isn't it fun to do things like that?<br />SuzanneWindow On The Prairiehttp://windowontheprairie.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-3508871967112316102010-04-27T04:39:23.012+10:002010-04-27T04:39:23.012+10:00Good post, Rhonda.
When others voice their opinio...Good post, Rhonda.<br /><br />When others voice their opinions about what you should or should not be doing makes you doubt thus leading to discontentment. I must remember it's not about OTHERS wants for me but MY wants for me. <br /><br />I stayed at home with my young children and that was contentment for me. I now work FT because the kids are older and I was bored staying home--this is contentment for me now. <br /><br />I do like to garden, preserve foods, etc. and though it's hard work it is necessary for now. It may be more fun later when life isn't so hectic.<br /><br />But I like where I am each road I travel. It has to come from inside yourself first and foremost!<br /><br />AliceAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06024364480893258511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-23734446691330313132010-04-27T03:34:18.369+10:002010-04-27T03:34:18.369+10:00Exactly! My life is very unique but I do use your...Exactly! My life is very unique but I do use yours and other blogs to inspire me. Great postKonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799743157541073295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90018768020513475392010-04-27T02:31:14.355+10:002010-04-27T02:31:14.355+10:00This was an excellent post. Well, I read your blog...This was an excellent post. Well, I read your blog, so I guess I find most posts excellent. I do think it's great though that you've been able to direct people to their authentic self. That is so important. There's so many people who don't know their Self; they only know who Madison Ave wants them to be. I especially like this post because a few weeks ago, you ran life by the decades, and I had to completely skip it. The things that I'd hoped for and worked for have not panned out for me. I could be very discontent right now because I am not where a woman my age should be by anyone's standards including my own. But, I am doing the best I can, and knowing who I am, and I find contentment in that. <br />Thank you!<br />~CassandraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-56741748418740473402010-04-27T02:23:01.822+10:002010-04-27T02:23:01.822+10:00I am her in the US, Texas, to be precise and the w...I am her in the US, Texas, to be precise and the weather has been beautiful, Work is great, the Kiddos are fine, Hubby is happy, I have found contentment, I must keep it close. Love the blogg, just found it through SmallNotebook, Thank you for the insight. At 33ish, I have learned enough to stop, then think, then do. Listening to you helps!Mamie Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-67972339515530090422010-04-27T01:34:29.492+10:002010-04-27T01:34:29.492+10:00Mm, that recipe looks lovely! I have some limes, ...Mm, that recipe looks lovely! I have some limes, so I may try my hand at a lime tart this week. :)<br /><br />I enjoyed the rest of your post as well. It is hard to wrap one's mind around the concept of living one's own life, since we're all told constantly that we need to fit in and conform. Getting out from that mainstream thought pattern is so refreshing, but if someone asked me how I've been accomplishing it I would be at a loss for words. I don't know, I've just been "doing", is the closest I can really come to explaining how.Maevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03852349354673305704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-76957817607244528552010-04-27T00:58:14.432+10:002010-04-27T00:58:14.432+10:00So true. Living a deliberate life can, and should,...So true. Living a deliberate life can, and should, look different to different people. The important thing is that we should all think about what our values are, and work towards living by them, instead of just going with the flow. I'm 31 years old and I just understood this concept fairly recently. How I wish I had had the courage and wisdom to go against the flow 10 years ago!Laura @ Getting Therehttp://gettingthere.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52106026066472463092010-04-26T23:43:12.524+10:002010-04-26T23:43:12.524+10:00So true!
We were house hunting weeks ago and had m...So true!<br />We were house hunting weeks ago and had made an offer on a home that had a large portion of land. I was surprised that I was dreading it!! But I wanted chickens and wanted to have a big garden?!!? Why was I so unhappy about it? I was dreading the large amount of mowing and weeding and watering and tending... because it would take away from my time doing what I really love : painting/art/drawing, spending time doing craft projects with my kids, making soap, going on "one tank trips" with my family, etc...<br />That was my contentment lightbulb.<br />We backed out on the house and bought another one with a small yard big enough for our dog and a square-foot type garden, but it has a huge sunroom in which to paint and do all the things we love!<br />You are so right, Rhonda. It's different for everyone.<br />Blessings,<br />HeatherjAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-55848980211825174532010-04-26T23:18:41.531+10:002010-04-26T23:18:41.531+10:00Contentment is so different for everyone - that is...Contentment is so different for everyone - that is why people are unique and suited for different purposes. Contentment will never come from copying what someone else is doing, it can only come from that place insides that breathes: "Yes. This is the way it should be!" I love the message of this post!TheSimplePoppyhttp://thesimplepoppy.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-9853178523599054032010-04-26T22:57:52.416+10:002010-04-26T22:57:52.416+10:00Contentment.....something I have been striving to ...Contentment.....something I have been striving to find for years. <br />I have a picture in my mind of what it looks like. I am at a point where I need to actually feel it now. <br /><br />I watch people around me moving at such a quick pace and competeing with the person next to them for the bigger and better material item. It actually makes me feel ill. <br /><br />I believe in trying something at least once if not twice in order to figure out if it is something I want in my life. Whether it is gardening, chickens, preserving or trying that cooked octopus dish..Octopus --- tried it ..won't be again. Still need to do more land clearing in order to a little of the vegie growing and preserving etc. Everything will come in time.<br /><br /> Now if I could just get my housework done around here I would probably be just that much more relaxed.<br /><br />Thankyou for your inspirational writing. It makes me take stock every day in my own journey.<br /><br />----------KrystalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-48446010752209001902010-04-26T22:15:15.435+10:002010-04-26T22:15:15.435+10:00I loved todays post. It gave me goose bumps. My ...I loved todays post. It gave me goose bumps. My day is not complete until I read your blog.<br /><br />Carol Dcarolnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61926760925297794842010-04-26T19:29:17.180+10:002010-04-26T19:29:17.180+10:00Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. I can...Thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. I can't wait to try it.SEO Los Angeleshttp://www.itchair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60529538813687491242010-04-26T18:07:12.306+10:002010-04-26T18:07:12.306+10:00I thought that this was a very interesting post.In...I thought that this was a very interesting post.In my own experience finding what you are passionate about is much easier when you start to consider which activities, items people etc. currently in your life are draining your energy and go about removing them!! It is as though contentment can be hidden under a lot of unnecessary stuff.Julianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66717375387247781662010-04-26T17:34:47.009+10:002010-04-26T17:34:47.009+10:00That's so lovely, I do so enjoy your writing. ...That's so lovely, I do so enjoy your writing. I am not at all surprised you were asked the lemon tart recipe it looked so yummy I searched around the site for it too! I live in Sweden 40 minutes from Carl Larsson's beautiful house, it is kept just like it is in his paintings! Beautiful. Thanks for you time and sharing with us your posts are such a treat. All the best, Helen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-73504027631907188572010-04-26T14:57:56.568+10:002010-04-26T14:57:56.568+10:00This is so encouraging - so inspiring. You have he...This is so encouraging - so inspiring. You have helped me so much over the last year or so, just in sorting out my own thoughts in regards to all this and refining what is important to me and my family - more so in this way even than in the vege gardening and cooking-from-scratch and the thriftiness (although that has been helpful too). Thank you for your transparency and your willingness to share your life with us, Rhonda. You have made a difference to my life and to the peace in my home.<br />Rachel L from NZsouthseaislandhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01177834665382411343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11078409148619286112010-04-26T12:54:23.474+10:002010-04-26T12:54:23.474+10:00This post reminds me of some lines from a song on ...This post reminds me of some lines from a song on the radio that just jumped out me the other day. They went something like "Your life won't be made by the guy who's elected... Decide who you want to be, then go out and BE it!"Hill Country Hippiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08723660054417859671noreply@blogger.com