Already this morning, I have had a discussion with someone who is a victim of someone stealing money out of her checking account. The total sum was for $150.00, but to this poor lady, that is devastating. It leaves her with about $17 until her next check next week. She was in tears and then dropped the "B" word- Bankruptcy.
I could tell by her reaction that this thought caused her embarrassment and a sense of utter failure. I know she has tried to move from her current situation by going to school, attempting "Avon" type efforts, and receiving counseling on how to fix her financial situation. She may not always make the best decision, but she always tries. So I feel for her when I see her start to break down and cry and really worry about the future and more importantly worry about money.
What a waste of life and time- worrying about money. Whether you have too much or too little- it just seems money is way too pervasive in our lives.
On our annual trip to visit grandma over Easter vacation, we always bring our croquet set. The kids like to take on their uncles and it is really the only time we play. My youngest son, out of the blue, hit his ball towards one of his uncles who had just become "poison". "What are you doing", was the obvious question asked.
"If I get out, I can go in the house and have a cookie".
This kid is not a quitter. He just still possesses that quality we all have as kids and somehow lose later on as adults: the ability to know what's important and what is not. Winning the game would be nice, the playing of it was better, and a cookie ranks them all!
I'll have to look it up, but someone once said "Worry is interest we pay on things that may or may not happen." Don't let worries, especially worries about things that are not that important, steal the joy of things that are more important to you.
Ask a man a question, he'll give you an answer; Give that man a Blog and he'll spew for the rest of his life.
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