Apples and cheese and dish soap, cat food and laundry detergent and new blinds for the dining room, filters for the vacuum and a few new towels and new blue jeans...
NO, NO, NO! I don't though. I'm not sure if I've just stretched this house so thin that I really do need all kinds of crazy $5, and $8, and $12 things every day of the week or if my resolve has just dipped so low that I can't see through the haze that makes it look like I'm needy. I'm almost completely certain that it's the latter. The above list is just hypothetical. I've been walking through the store at the end of work each day and thinking to myself, "oh! I need that box of crackers," and then, "oh, we need some pledge." Normally my needs are like eggs and milk. All these "extras" are driving me mad. We don't need a box of minion shaped graham crackers (they were really yummy though) but as I'm shopping each day something has been telling me I do. I want to blame it on the abnormal cold; on the deception that spring will not come this year. In my part of the world we're all feeling unseasonably depressed right now. I can blame it on that right?
Today I need to snuggle my boy and find a fun game to play with him. I need to sit on the floor and pet the dogs and set aside some time to brush the cat. I need to tell my husband that I love him and to give him a big heartfelt hug. I need a few moments of silence to pray and listen and clear my foggy head. Today I need to breath in the cold fresh air that I'm fortunate to take in. We have dinner in the fridge and lunch scattered around the kitchen. There are odds and ends for our daily smoothie. All the animals have their appropriate bag of food sitting somewhere. I don't need anyTHING. I don't. We have more than we need... this is true everyday. We live in a very affluent society. I need to stop feeling needy because I'm not.
Today I need to know that I have everything I need right here next to me.
You make me smile! :) I think you are doing well with sticking to your budget and meeting your family's needs. I start to feel like you describe in this post when I see people around me getting extra (not really necessary) things for their home, their kids, etc. I usually have to take a step back and realize that I cant look at what other people are getting and what other people are doing. I am, in the long run, making things better for us by sticking to our budget and not giving in to all the things we want and things that I think we 'need.' So, my friend, here is a pat on the back that I am sending your way (Pat, Pat) to say "Keep up the Good Work and Hang in There! You are doing great!" ;)
ReplyDeleteAwe, that pat on the back was extremely encouraging. Thank-you so very much!!! You are spot on, sticking to the budget and and not giving in will in the long run make things so much better for our families. Good word!
DeleteOn days like that I try to remember to "Want what you have".
ReplyDeleteI like that ALOT, "want what you have." I think I am trying to do that today. We have so much already don't we.
Delete"I don't need anyTHING. I don't. We have more than we need... this is true everyday." That's really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank-you dear friend. I often forget this little fact but it's always true; as long as I have breath and something beautiful along my path...
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