Watching the news over the past few months, I noticed we have become a dependent society . We have a level of expectations regarding what we think we are entitled to and wait for others to save us or solve our problems.
Lately I hear many voices of discontentment, if not down right anger at just about everything; currently.... loss of jobs, the national debt, housing crisis, health care, to the roads not being cleared, unable to get to the store, weather extremes, loss of power, school closings, you name it!
It just has to be someone's fault these things aren't getting done, someone must take responsibility.
It just has to be someone's fault these things aren't getting done, someone must take responsibility.
Here's an idea.......
Look in the mirror!
If you check in very often, you noticed a constant theme around here. That would be my "free will" philosophy. Which is...
You are responsible, every second of every day,
for your words, thought, actions and deeds,
and consequences they bring, positive or negative.
Including care and respect for your
spiritual, emotional and
spiritual, emotional and
physical being.
Ultimately....you are the ONLY person responsible for being here. Others wish to convince you otherwise. But that means you have given over your free will to someone else......a very bad idea which leads to great discontent and unhappiness.
Take your future and that of your family back into your hands. Start with the simple things. Look to see where you can cut costs, pay down debt and save money. Reuse things, find new interesting ways to recycle items. See if you can get another year out of things you were thinking of replacing. Plant a garden, even if you only have room for a container or two. Make things from scratch. Learn how to do things for yourself like plumbing, carpentry, baking. Teach skills to your children as well, pass along knowledge we seem to have determined no longer useful to them, for it will again become worthy.
Enjoy the experience and feel the reward for your efforts.....after a learning curve that is! (Check out the video with The French Chef from the other day if you need a reminder.)
Remain independent, teach self reliance....you will be greatly rewarded with a huge dose of satisfaction.
The web is an amazing wealth of information...you can read and learn about everything with a simple Google search. I suggest one to check out at the top of this blog...a great, practical site, extremely well done in a warm, welcoming way.
Independence was one of the building stones of this great country. If anything can destroy it, our dependency upon others might do the trick.
Take your future and that of your family back into your hands. Start with the simple things. Look to see where you can cut costs, pay down debt and save money. Reuse things, find new interesting ways to recycle items. See if you can get another year out of things you were thinking of replacing. Plant a garden, even if you only have room for a container or two. Make things from scratch. Learn how to do things for yourself like plumbing, carpentry, baking. Teach skills to your children as well, pass along knowledge we seem to have determined no longer useful to them, for it will again become worthy.
Enjoy the experience and feel the reward for your efforts.....after a learning curve that is! (Check out the video with The French Chef from the other day if you need a reminder.)
Remain independent, teach self reliance....you will be greatly rewarded with a huge dose of satisfaction.
The web is an amazing wealth of information...you can read and learn about everything with a simple Google search. I suggest one to check out at the top of this blog...a great, practical site, extremely well done in a warm, welcoming way.
Independence was one of the building stones of this great country. If anything can destroy it, our dependency upon others might do the trick.
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