Do you have to have this and that
Work to renew those devices
Wear the right clothes
Drive the right car
Have the perfect home
Has this made you perfectly
Happy content and satisfied?
If not then shed the unnecessary
Cull back to the bare essentials
Change your attitude and focus
Sort your values, set priorities
Know yourself to find freedom
This brings me genuine happiness
Contentment and real satisfaction
Without trying the alternative
And checking societal norms
You are blindly led down the
Throw away materialistic abyss
Save yourself now to live joyfully
Do you want to be happy
Content and satisfied?
Or are you prepared to waste this life
Slave to your every wilful desire
Chasing a never ending quagmire
Of elusive worldly accumulation
Distracting you from inner peace
You are very precious so please
Be happy content and satisfied
Only you have the power to ensure
This by finding your real purpose
Makes life so much more meaningful
And inner riches do organically unfold
Turn inwards for authentic nourishment!
Then you will be genuinely happy
Calmly content and sincerely satisfied
This is very inspiring kate…i hope it gets through many readers so that they will be inspired as well..
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Reblogged this on Blog of Hammad Rais and commented:
What we runs after in our life explains a lot about who we really are. While many we know do have their own priorities and goals, when it comes to our own selves, we should be doing what is best for us.
The world we live in loves to persuade us into materialism through different ways but once you have set up your own vision and goal clearly, there will be no diversion in achieving what you want to achieve.
Read out this lovely piece by Calm Kate about what is more important to us than what we do consider important.
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Let’s be happy!
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One rule I follow is to be myself. World may not like but I’m living by it 🙂
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Excellent wisdom and truth, Kate!
I think we learn all of this as we experience life and grow more well-seasoned.
Such important truth that we should share with young adults. 🙂
HUGS!!! 🙂
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I need this so much kate .. please help me . Nothing is happening good with me. I’m so frustrated with this stupid life . From couple of days I’ve looking myself trapped or strangled . Just want to get out Of it . You’re such a great poet Kate . Every posts of yours are always motivating and inspiring.
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Sameer you need to look for the positives however small they are and be grateful for what does go well … by giving the good things more focus you stop dwelling on the negatives, please 🙂
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How true! We need to essentially focus on the internal than external for happiness
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A ton of wisdom.
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So wonderfully stated the eternal truth Kate.
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Simplicity is the best way as you suggest
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So well said … . It’s always so good to read your thoughts Kate
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A sweet reminder 🙂 .
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Beautiful Kate!
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