By savoring the simple life.

There’s my world. And the rest of the world. But for me, it’s really only one world.  My world.  The one I’m exposed to. That I live in. My immediate environs.  And the people I’m linked to. Friends. Acquaintances. Strangers. I hear about happenings around the world. Not everything, of course. Very little, in fact. Stuff over which I have virtually no control. Much of it goes ignored. Totally. Makes living easier. Simpler. I exist and live in my domain. My little niche. My exclusive world.  Where I find my reality. I accept it.  The only world I’ve got. Gotta try to make the best of it. Centuries ago, I would have known very little of the outside world. Maybe now I know too much. It can be upsetting and frightening. Makes me wonder why I’m so very happy. Maybe it’s that I don't make life too complicated. By savoring the simple life. In my world.   –Jim Broede