Daily Drawing 56: The Sweet Life
Daily Drawing 55: my plans changed last minute and I went on a hike with my family and some friends. I drew this in a coffee shop right before we set off because I wanted to make sure I made something today (even if it was just a sketch).
I drew this quick drawing from a coffee shop while with my family this morning and reflecting on some thoughts I had this week. Lately I’ve been thinking about the idea of the sweet life which is to say a simple life where we work with our hands, we take care of our families and those around us, and we mind our own business. Some days that feels so far away from being my reality and on days like today? I feel like I’m living it!
It is a gift I do not want to take lightly. It is also not really about how much I have. There are far more people who are “less fortunate” than I am and yet they are happier. So, no the simple life is not about comfort or possessions. In fact possessions make it more difficult to enjoy the simple sweet life. It is instead a way of thinking and being. It is about learning to be content with what God has given me ALREADY, and about blessing others with what I have.
I also want to address this “minding your own business” side of the sweet life. We are far too concerned with other people’s lives and opinions. The internet and social media do not make it better as we tend to see other people as avatars or less than human and so our interactions look drastically different from how we would behave in person (hopefully). I think we would all be a lot happier if we did not allow ourselves to get enraged so quickly over the opinions of a stranger.
To conclude…If we want the sweet life, we need a reset to simpler times and ways of thinking, but it takes effort and time (all good things do).
K. Bye.
