Live Content

To live content with small means;

to seek elegance rather than luxury, 

and refinement rather than fashion; 

to be worthy, not respectable, 

and wealthy, not, rich; 

to listen to stars and birds, 

babes and sages, 

with open heart; 

to study hard; 

to think quietly, act frankly, 

talk gently, 

await occasions, hurry never; 

in a word, 

to let the spiritual, 

unbidden and unconscious, 

grow up through the common--

this is my symphony.

~WILLIAM HENRY CHANNING

While searching for something else, I stumbled upon this quote and found it quite endearing.  In a world that seems to have gone crazy lately, we all try to find different ways to cope.  One of my own personal ideals is to have less ~stuff~; to get by without; to live simply.  And this sums it up rather nicely.