A Spirit of Simplicity

We saved these chairs for you. We hoped you'd stay a while, and feel what we feel.

When we look out onto the Lake or scan the rugged landscape, we seem a world away from home with our normal daily tasks, and the news of another terrorist bombing somewhere, a mass shooting in the USA, or the wretched civil war in Syria. Until just now, I hadn't thought of any of them in days.

Yesterday, when speaking to an Ojibwe gentleman, he explained the native life was a simple life. He was a big man with a shy smile, spoke softly, and had an interesting  presence about him. In our short chat, we felt his connection to the land and love for his family.

 Having spent a couple of minutes with that gentleman, and hiking the landscape of Northern Lake Superior, we can feel the spirit of simplicity here too.

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