Retreat Forward

Demands for attention and another bill to pay
Is life really better living this way

The more I get the more I seem to need
Locked in this mindset needing to be freed

And then I remember when.....

Television was ABC, CBS, and NBC
There was no satellite or cable for me

Phones were attached to cords not you
No texting or surfing just someone to talk to

Back then a laptop was where you read a book
And you didn't need Wi-Fi or "hotspots" to take a look

Somehow I survived without seat belts or a car seat
And wasn't riding in the back window fun and neat

No game systems, X-Boxs, Nintendos or Wii
Being made to stay in was punishment for me

Before there were yard sales people gave stuff away
Now for the stuff we don't want others have to pay

Your social network was people you actually know
Not endless strangers as your "friends" list grows

Remember when garages were for cars not stuff
And when one car for a family was enough

Perhaps there is a lesson that can be learned from this
As I reflect back on a simpler time that I miss

That having more does not make one richer
Any more than adding paint improves a picture

One who has much yet is unsatisfied
Their need for contentment always denied

One who has little and is content
Is living life the way it is meant

Examine your life what you are heading toward
Sometimes we need to retreat before we go forward

.....peace.....