April: On Nature

April 6

Today's reflection was inspired by a quote from one of Vincent van Gogh's letters to his brother, Theo van Gogh.

The traps are everywhere, and they’ll snag your arm, trip up your feet, and drop you into the bottomless pit of desire if you’re not careful. They’ll sell you the water that falls from the sky, the opportunity to move your body beneath fluorescent lights, the chance to drive hours and pay money to sleep in a bed that is not your own—not to mention the other, more obvious things, the flashy things like the new phone, car, computer, headphones, gaming system, watch, streaming service, or shopping app—whatever it might be. 

And look, this is the world we live in. You shouldn’t feel bad for having this stuff, or wanting it—it’s almost impossible to resist it because the 24-hour targeted marketing campaigns are so ingrained in our lives that we don’t even notice them . . . that is until you break the glass.  

How to do that?

Well, listen on and find out . . .

• Reflection title: What More Could You Ask For?
• Creative inspiration: Vincent van Gogh, Letter to Theo van Gogh
• Reflection Question: What material goods have I been hung up on? When was the last time I spent time with nature, art, or poetry?