I went to the Sea Life Aquarium in Kansas City yesterday and had trouble prying myself away from the jellyfish. So amazing and simple and beautiful (like all of nature — I think it was their luminescence that really pulled me in).
I stayed the night at my brother’s house and found myself awake in the dark hours before dawn (as usual..) flipping through infomercials on tv. I very rarely watch tv and I was reminded why.. so many messages telling me what I need or how I should look or ideas that I should live with… I hit the road shortly after dawn and have been purging my house since. The infomercials had the opposite effect on me, forcing me to think about how much I have that I don’t need. The jellyfish reminded me how important it is to remain simple and transparent. Less really is more.