"Joys come from simple and natural things, mists over meadows, sunlight on leaves, the path of the moon over water. Even rain and wind and stormy clouds bring joy, just as knowing animals and flowers and where they live. Such things are where you find them, and belong to the aware and alive."
Sigurd F. Olson
Surrounded by such simple joys, we have a tendency in our society to become addicted to a consumer mentality. Our culture habitually acts as though happiness comes mainly from the things we buy. Why do you suppose that is?
Photo: Snow Buttercups, Montgomery Pass, Medicine Bow Mountains, CO; June 27, 2013
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