"A little simple can go a long way."

Sunday Funday. What a simple concept. Remember the days when Sunday consisted of sleeping late, playing catch with the family at the local park, and ending with a feast with all your loved ones. Stores were closed and the only important thing you had to do was relax before another grueling work week.

I traveled a couple towns over with my parents to cheer on my uncle for his 6th consecutive year in riding his bike in honor of my Aunt who died from cancer. On the way home, we drove into the surrounding towns remembering the old convenient store my father would take my sisters to get loaded up with candy and slush puppies and the curvy streets he would speed down when we were younger to get our blood pumping with excitement. Old days. They were much more simple.

Once home, my sister and I lounged around the house watching movies and enjoying the essence of a rainy Sunday morning before venturing out to grab some lunch. We strolled into a local shopping plaza and I gazed out wide eyed at the amount of people out shopping and dinning. It was pouring outside and people still traveled from all over to get last minute school shopping done, grab a bite or two before making it home in time for their prime time shows to start on HBO. I'm not going to lie, I half participated in this.

In any event it got me thinking about simplicity. How just 20 years ago, it didn't take a lot to make us happy. I can only speak so much for myself as a twenty something living my 'golden years' in a society where it takes more to be "happy", but listening to the stories my parents tell make a girl think. Like how hitch hiking was natural, or how Sunday's were family days and nothing else. Has society forgotten simplicity or is it just natural as time goes on to expect more.

I still think the best days are ones spend in the park, reading a book, soaking up the sun. And my most peaceful times have been when a phone or computer were no where in sight. Maybe that should be the focus. Simplicity. Learning that stress is just something that makes you go gray faster. Remembering that family should be everything to you. And simplicity can be found in a convenient store, down a curvy crazy road, or right at home... where the heart is.

Until Next Time, Over N' Out
MW