What is Life’s Marrow?
Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! Life’s Marrow is a site dedicated to posts and some poetry about what it means to live simply in this modern world of hectic chaos, what it means to eliminate distractions from your life to get more of the things that matter.
Living simply isn’t about getting less out of life; it’s about getting less of the unnecessary to get more of the things that make you come alive and bring you peace.
Why I’m Trying and Choosing to Live A Simple Life.
I’m not an expert on this. I’m taking this journey with you as well. I am trying to live a simple life that’s filled with depth and meaning and purpose. By cutting out the things in my life that are simply time suckers or strains on my budget, I hope to regain time for the important things in life.
I want to walk away from a world of materialism where I work to buy things I never have the time to enjoy. Forget keeping up with the Joneses. I don’t even want to live a life that’s remotely measured by the amount of worthless stuff I can acquire but by the amount of peace, of love, of deep experience, of morning conversations over coffee, of homely meals, of engaged time with my kids and wife and family I can hoard.
Do You Want To Live A Simple Life?
If you find joy in simplicity, you’ve come to the right place. If you think the simple life is a good life; the simple life is a happy life, a beautiful life…Come in. Come in. I hope you will subscribe to the site to stay up to date with future posts and join my newsletter at the bottom of this post for news of my writing projects.
Life’s Marrow is inspired by Henry David Thoreau’s quote in his classic book, “Walden”, about “sucking the marrow out of life” and decluttering to find what life is really about. I hope to be able to share personal experiences as well as learned wisdom about how to find contentment in the ordinary. I want to share how I’ve been able to discover the miraculous in common experience so that I can help anyone seeking a new frugal lifestyle find peace and connection along their simplified living journey.
Who I Am
My name is Justin Farley. I am a 37 year old writer, poet, and a stay-at-home dad. My wonderful wife and I have 5 amazing children, two of which are my stepchildren. We currently rent a small house so 7 people can be a lot at times.
Additionally, part of this journey for me is a requirement (though I want it). There’s not enough money for fancy things and not enough space for luxury. My time is limited at this point in my life, and I’m realizing just how quickly life goes by. Hence, I’m aware of my need to be purposeful with the bit I have. Similarly, I need to learn to be grateful and content without having the newest and coolest stuff.
My Other Content
Even though this is a new blog, it’s actually my second blog. I have an established blog at www.alongthebarrenroad.com Throughout my life I’ve struggled with anxiety disorders and early in my 20s entered into recovery for alcoholism. Mental health, addiction recovery, and faith are the main topics of that blog.
Also, I have five published works of poetry that are available on Amazon (links below). I hope you will come back to read my future content. By the way, I love engaging with readers so feel free to start a conversation in the comments. Live simply and “suck out all the marrow out of life”.
To conclude, I’ll leave you with a poem I originally posted on my other blog titled, “Happiness is Fleeting”.
Poem about the Simple Life and Contentment
Happiness is Fleeting
If happiness is your goal
you'll never be whole.
Always be rolling on a raging river
of emotion completely out of control.
For happiness is fleeting, receding like the waters
on a creek bank after a storm,
never even warned that the moment
one desire is fulfilled a new one is born.
Seek to make contentment your aim.
For it's constant through the winds of change;
its heat still warms the soul
though the fire's flame waxes and wanes.
For contentment accepts life as it is.
Realizes there's as much to be grateful
for in pain as in bliss.
Discontentment always follows happiness.
Justin Farley
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Nature’s Bounty – A Chapbook of Poems About Nature by Justin Farley
Frozen Rivers: A Collection of Poems about Mental Health and Nature Poetry About Winter by Justin Farley
A Voice in the Wilderness – A Chapbook of Poems About God by Justin Farley
Thorns of Love – Sad Love Poems About Heartbreak and Break Ups by Justin Farley
Blossoms of Hope: Inspirational Spring Poems About Mental Health and Healing by Justin Farley
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