We pretty much head to the same stores each year and one of those stores is Gordmans. i have no idea if that's a national chain or not, but there are a few in Iowa. It's a little bit like TjMAXX or Marshalls. Anyway, we were looking through the framed art and i saw one that really struck me, i took a photo of it with my phone but apparently i didn't save it, i'm not all that terrific with my phone! It went something like:
DEVOTION:
Give everything, expect nothing
you'll receive everything in return.
Give everything, expect nothing
you'll receive everything in return.
That's quite close to how it was written on the plaque. As i was looking it up on line to see if i could find an original author (i really wasn't very terribly successful at that either!) i noticed that it's quite a popular saying. The concept is one that struck me however, given my "occupation" if you will.
The top word on that plaque could have easily been "slavery", couldn't it? Many words fit there, love, loyalty, devotion, submission, to me of course, i thought of slavery right away. So how clear is it that we get so much more in return than we give? Just in my daily routine of cooking or taking care of things around the house. The satisfaction that i get knowing that i am pleasing Him is a huge reward, of course that's not it alone. When supper is made and we sit down at the end of a day for TV and we're both super comfortable. Whether it was a day where all i had to do were my household chores or a particularly difficult day, the efforts of my day just seem to melt away. Because this right here is what it's all about, my devotion to Him and getting much more than i give.
i would love to hear your feelings and opinions on this. Could this be a slaves mantra?
Peace to you and yours,
MD's treasure
I love this! It's so true! I totally agree with you, no matter how hard my day is, the satisfaction I get from pleasing my Master makes everything worth it!
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Hey Bre! Good to hear from you!! i really loved this too! *hugs* Hope you're having a good holiday season. =)
ReplyDeleteOh wow totally! I love it. There is definitely a particular feeling that comes from knowing that whatever you're doing no matter how mundane is pleasing to another that seems so hard to replicate outside of a D/s relationship.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing and I hope you have a good Christmas :)