PARDON MY NOSTALGIA

  


  This past weekend I found myself nostalgic for the early years of my life.  A simpler time---I grew up in a Mayberry twin.  It was the best of days.  Fast forward 3 decades---I am a young mother, wife, and professional among other things.  I kept the hat rack by the door and sometimes walked out with two or three to wear for the day.  In many ways it was still a much simpler time.  Church was not entertainment, home was functional not a showcase, children were allowed to roam the neighborhood free from fear, and life was busy but very good.  There was not entertainment 24/7 at your fingertips and we actually took the time to talk (not comment on social media).

NOW, I also remember hard times---really hard times.  It was simpler, but it was still life in the trenches.  Most things entailed hard work---there were no robot vacuums or other forms of technology making life easier.  Elbow grease was the most important tool for finishing any job.  My in laws still raised almost all their food.  Gardening, canning, and raising chickens and cattle is NOT glamorous--it is hard work.  There was a rhythm to the days, though, necessitated by keeping the home fires burning.  It was hard work, but it was rewarding.

There is more of a disconnect today than ever.  It saddens me to think where this is headed.  In a hurry scurry world, we demand instantaneous gratification and do not tolerate anything which tries our patience.  Patience has lost its crown of virtue and been replaced with the need for more----NOW (Instantaneous Gratification) .  I am deeply nostalgic for the days of yore.  I miss walking into a church with a sense of reverence, miss sitting at the supper table and chatting about the day's happenings, miss those front porch sessions, miss the slow cadence of a day winding down while I watched the sunset.  I am nostalgic for a simpler time.

Those days are gone.  But are they?  Can I recreate some of those moments-perhaps without the additional labor?  How do you reconnect to those simpler days?  Is it possible to go back---at least for a few brief moments?  Questions for you, Dear Readers.  Have you been able to live a simpler life?  When, where, and how have you been able to jump off the fast train of today and once again enjoy the slow scenic route?  I am all ears.

"But Godliness actually is a means of great gain 

when accompanied by contentment."

I Timothy 6:6


5 comments

  1. Hi, Lulu! I'm pretty much back from vacation, so will be able to visit with you once again. Already missing the grands, though. Speaking of simpler times and slowing down, we spent lots of time playing games, drawing and getting outdoors with the kids. I'm proud of my daughter and her husband for limiting how much the girls can spend online or on their tablets. We did the things that memories are made of.
    Blessings!

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    1. We try to do the same when together. So glad your time was memorable!
      Blessings, My Friend!

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  3. Nope, no pardon necessary ... I'm right there, too. (In fact, I have the same sepia image saved in my favorites.) You've detailed my own recollections so beautifully. Aside from modern medical advances and friendships formed on Blogger, I'm not a fan of today's 'hurry-scurry world.'

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    1. We all seem to have been swept up into it without realizing the slippery slope we were headed down!
      Blessings!

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