I’ve often said, financially, I am a mess. Just when I think
I am able to pick myself up and get closer to financial betterment, something
happens and WHAM, I find myself slipping down the rabbit hole again. I’m not
sure I will ever get out of debt. I try, but it seems very bleak for me. One of
the reasons I seriously wanted the book thing to work out was to help me
financially. I was so hoping that I’d publish my Think Thankfully book and it
would become a best seller, I’d go on talk show circuits promoting it, and I’d
soon be asked to write a follow up to it! AND, truth be told, since the book
thing completely fell off the face of the earth and is likely to never happen,
then I sincerely hope I win a big lottery someday soon. Hey! Stop laughing! A
girl can dream, right?
Anyway, I digress. I have found throughout this journey to a
more thankful way of living that it truly doesn’t matter what my bank account
looks like (and believe me it is pitiful). What matters most is all the
wonderful things I have in my life that there was no price tag for. Let’s examine this a bit further……
Money can’t buy LOVE.
Love is the deepest of human connections
and is invaluable. Thankfully, I have found this deep and profound love in my
husband. I am also not ashamed to say that I feel a deep love for my daughters
as well, and while I wish I could buy them the world, they know that this
cannot be done. They appreciate the love of their mother and all I can give
them, again, things that money cannot buy.
Money can’t buy
HAPPINESS. I see it so often, people
spend money like it truly grows on trees, trying to make someone else happy.
Sorry folks, but this is just not an accurate method of achieving happiness.
True happiness. I have found on this journey to a more thankful way of living,
that my true happiness lies in my ability to be grateful for even the littlest
things in my life. I appreciate more and in return, I am able to smile more.
Money can’t buy
RESPECT. Money does not assure you
of respect in my world. Maybe there is a place where the more money you have
the more respect you get, but not in my world. Money simply can’t buy respect.
Respect garnishes respect from others. All
the money in the world cannot make you respected by your fellow man. It is in
your actions towards one another, out of the goodness of your heart that will
win you the respect of your peer group.
As we sit down tonight and think about what it is that we
are thankful for today, let’s try to remember that money can’t buy true
happiness, and way too many times those things that are most valuable in our
lives (like our relationships) are undervalued. Let’s not miss the valuable
things in life. Start on the path to Think Thankfully, not just these 30
challenge days in November, but in all the other 335 days in the year, too.
Think Thankfully!!!
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