{"id":2035,"date":"2010-09-05T21:48:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-05T21:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janaremy.com\/?p=2035"},"modified":"2010-09-05T21:48:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-05T21:48:00","slug":"simplicity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janaremy.com\/pilgrimsteps\/2010\/09\/05\/simplicity\/","title":{"rendered":"simplicity"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\">.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }<\/style>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"flickr-frame\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/4961191825\/\" title=\"photo sharing\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"flickr-photo\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4087\/4961191825_84e1e1248c.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/><span class=\"flickr-caption\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pilgrimgirl\/4961191825\/\">pale pink camellia<\/a>, originally uploaded by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/pilgrimgirl\/\">pilgrimgirl<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"flickr-yourcomment\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flickr-yourcomment\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flickr-yourcomment\">This morning in Quaker Meeting we considered the value of simplicity.  I thought my readers might enjoy seeing the queries that go along with that value:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><center><b>Simplicity<\/b><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Life is meant to be lived from a Center, a divine Center\u2026 a life of unhurried peace and power. It is simple. It is serene. It takes no time, but it occupies all our time.<br \/>~ thomas r. kelly, testament of devotion, 1941<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A life centered in God will be directed toward keeping communication with God open and unencumbered. Simplicity is best achieved through a right ordering of priorities, maintaining humility of spirit, avoiding self-indulgence, resisting the accumulation of unnecessary possessions, and avoiding over-busy lives.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Elise Boulding writes in <i>My Part in the Quaker Adventure<\/i>,<br \/>\u201c Simplicity, beauty, and happiness go together if they are a byproduct of a concern for something more important than ourselves.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Do I center my life in an awareness of God\u2019s presence so that all things take their rightful place?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Do I live simply, and promote the right sharing of the world\u2019s bounty?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Do I keep my life uncluttered with things and activities, avoiding commitments beyond my strength and light?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>How do I maintain simplicity, moderation, and honesty in my speech, my manner of living, and my daily work?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Do I recognize when I have enough?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Is the life of our Meeting so ordered that it helps us to simplify our lives?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>pale pink camellia, originally uploaded by pilgrimgirl. 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