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Originally Posted by jacmac1  I actually think it was Chris Gardner's (The Pursuit of Happyness) desire to be a father to his son, to break the cycle of men that abandoned their children in his family that is the secret of his success. I believe he was single mindedly focused on that and hence his accomplisments.
For instance, I never, ever think about money, worry about it - I know that whatever I need will be provided, and consequently I have never gone without, but in fact have always been blessed beyond imagination.
Now, I used to worry a lot about money being a single mother and growing up poor, but a number of years ago I just decided that I would not do that to myself anymore.
When I receive money, I am very happy and feel blessed. When I need more than I have I set out to get it and I never think that I won't. So I always have what I need, in abundance.
I don't believe buying things for others is the be all end all either. Sometimes a kind word or a smile is priceless - and no amount of money can heal a spiritually broken person. |
And I can agree with everything written here.
My feelings stem from people who preach about how we should not 'want' money. I don't want money. I want to feed my kids, pay my bills and enjoy my life without worrying about how I am going to do those things. In my reality, which I I know someone will tell me I could change if only I thought about it differently, that takes money. In fact, I am going to be bold here and say that I want MORE THAN ENOUGH. I actually want EXTRA. And I am not shy about it. Do I want to take food out of the mouths of others? No. Will I do ANYTHING to get the extra? No. Is having extra more important than my family? No. Is the total focus of my life having more money? No. Do I think that money makes me sexier, smarter, better looking (barring plastic surgery), more successful? No, no, no, no.
Do I feel like I am somehow less spiritual or less 'good' because I want extra? Another big NO. And if somebody else feels that I am less good because I desire more than enough, they might spend a little more time examining the plank in their eye before they worry about the speck in mine.