The Commonplace

Look at everything as though you were seeing it
either for the first or last time.
Then your time on earth will be filled with glory.
- Betty Smith

A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin;
what else does a man need to be happy?
- Albert Einstein

In all my ways of seeing - may I use new glasses,
a telescope and a microscope.
And may I always allow myself to see a circumstance
through the tender hearts of my friends.
- Mary Anne Radmacher

The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
- Henry David Thoreau

Allow yourself to truly appreciate the pleasures of the commonplace - a comfortable chair, a good book, a bowl of homemade soup, conversation with your best friend.

Further reading: Contented Living

Simplification

Simple Joys

Choose Inner Peace and a Less Stressful Life

Commonplace Quotes

Quotes about Simplicity

Quotes about Seeing

Quotes about Appreciation