All things

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All my things neatly packaged, numbered, placed, defined            

Books all covered in DC Fix, my name inscribed, kept neatly on a bookshelf, read, dusted, and reread at least five times

All things hair in one place, all things nails in another, all things make-up separately arranged, all things teeth another case, all things electronic kept safe, all things neatly packed away

Files in alphabetical and chronological order, according to logic personified, pictures of family, friends and good times, hung in frames simplified

I can find everything in the dark, my pen, my pencil, eraser, and if you ask me for information on something, I will haul it from a DC fixed clean crisp file with a label that makes perfect sense and is fully comprehensive

My clothes, all washed and ironed, hanging in a closet, knowing exactly what I have and where it is, aware of my possessions, for I treasure them, not for their own sake but for God’s

I know where everything is, and I can find what I am looking for at any time. It makes sense.  I keep an account of everything in a neat, orderly file, and I record the necessary details in classic style.  Everything is simple, everything kept clean, and I stand free

Taking back control, taking responsibility, appreciating every little thing I own, and knowing its place in mine

Appreciating my friends and family with all possible ways of communicating to them my love and gratitude for them in my life with pictures, words and songs, gifts of food, poetry and cards

What better way to live than at peace and with joy, to live knowingly, appreciatively, and genuinely at all times, with the everpresence of God.    

 

 

 

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