living simply

" to find the universal elements enough;

to find the air and the water exhilarating;

to be resfreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter;

to be thrilled by the stars at night;

to be elated over a birds's nest or a wildflower in spring-

these are some of the rewards of the simple life".

~john burroughs

this quote spoke to me when i read it in our newspaper this morning

and then, i happened to check jessamyn's blog before posting

and the thoughts she shared seemed to reflect a similar message.

it would be a great thing if we as parents and grandparents

would give a little time to visit these pages for info:

http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/
www.michigantelevision.org/childrenplay

or to read Richard Louv's book

Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

there is also an article in this month's issue of

Mary Janes Farm titled "See Jane Play....out you go!"

some of my fondest memories growing up

were of the many hours spent just playing......

swinging on rope swings, riding horses bareback in the desert

camping, fishing, walking to the zoo....just us kids

playing hide and seek, red rover red rover

jumping rope, double dutch

riding our bikes

being free to just be.

i hope life makes a u-turn

towards

simplicity.

but it

begins

with

us.