Peeking into our Purses

Today’s KIOS blogathon prompt is What are 10 Things Currently In Your Bag?

Totally standard stuff – nothing exciting to uncover here.  I am still using my current fave red floral canvas bag, even though it’s winter.   I’ve got a red coat so I’m calling it acceptable.  But the truth is even if It’s a fashionista offense I need a bit of floral cheeriness when the weather is its drabbest.

My ten things:  a cloth shopping bag, my phone, keys, some change, a watch, glasses in a felted case,  my wallet, a jumbo spiral notebook, pen, and my sparkly crow bag that holds miscellaneous treasures and essentials like my Rescue Remedy, lip gloss, my fave natural perfume.

I tend to be rather tidy and minimal in what I carry – there aren’t likely to be any secret forgotten things buried at the bottom of a pit.  But as I was pulling things out of my bag to photograph them, I was thinking about an ongoing conversation I’m having with my husband about abundance and prosperity.  I recently came across this quote from the ancient philosopher Epicurus:

“Not what we have but what we enjoy, constitutes our abundance.”

Isn’t that a wonderful way to think about it? 

The older I become the more I embrace the idea of only treasures.  I only want treasures in my life.  And that most certainly would be the epitome of abundance.

What about you?  Is there something you must carry with you?  Is your bag a bottomless-pit-prepared-for-any-emergency or minimalist?  Do you have a few bags or many?  Have a personal definition of abundance to share?  Do tell – you know I love to hear.