Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
Never will I have, or even strive for a large home, content with what I now have.
Human nature has us thinking.....yeah but....It would be nice. How do others afford it? If I did get a huge home, I think that I could share it with others working hard to keep themselves afloat.
There is great gain in being content with what we have.
I try to count the blessings I have in my life. I take pride in the fact that we have no debt, and we pay off our credit cards every month, and that the house is on track to be paid off. The two vehicles we have are old but paid for. My kids are learning to save up little by little for what they want. We are saving money for our retirement rather than spending it on new cars or iphones.
A few quotes from Dave Ramsey that help keep me grounded.
"We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like."
"Act your wage."
"Debt is dumb. Cash is king. The paid off mortgage has taken the place of the BMW as the status symbol of choice."
I do feel better. I should as there are many other who are not as fortunate as I am.
Cheap is not buying that meat you enjoy at the butcher shop.
Frugal is buying just enough, wisely considering the cost, and counting your budget worthy of this expense.
To be frugal is good. My Uncle wouldn't be where he is now had he not been frugal.
I always think being frugal is for good reasons, not squandering money. Being cheap is like being a tightwad.
In Dec. I was thinking, I can't do this anymore. God has some reason for this situation, but what? As soon as I accepted it, everything changed. It did not last. She's been in a caring NH all month, and I got to rest and to enjoy visits.
that you died, but that you lived.
And that your life gave us
memories too beautiful to forget.
🌷🌼🌹
In memory of our loved ones 💖
{From the website “Grief – How do we go on?”}
Thank you Gershun and it does make sense to feel lonely when your with people.
I'm sorry you are feeling lonely but God is just a whisper away.
Take care!
Child of the wilderness
Born into emptiness
Learn to be lonely
Learn to find your way in darkness
Who will be there for you?
Comfort and care for you?
Learn to be lonely
Learn to be your one companion
Never dreamed out in the world
There are arms to hold you
You've always known
Your heart was on its own
So laugh in your loneliness
Child of the wilderness
Learn to be lonely
Learn how to love life that is lived alone
Learn to be lonely
Life can be lived, life can be loved alone
This song always brings tears to my eyes.
CM, sorry my post is too long.
Thank God He got me through today.
I know He is trying to teach or tell me something...I'm just not getting it!
ON. MY. MIND.
Countrymouse was kind enough to start this for us, with very few "rules".
So I will focus what is ON MY MIND, not on everybody else's.
Still laughing, "As AC Turns", or "All my caregivers". That is a unique concept, somebody could start a new thread......
Pammzi, no one would have ever suspected you were "investigating".
Good on you!
Gershun, Always, looking at the best in other people!
...I hope his son's murder can be solved. Every family deserves some measure of justice and closure.