Interesting reflections today on many things… I’ve been cleaning the carpet which means my brain can begin to float around and lightly touch on things I normally don’t think of.
1. This is my first recession that I paid any attention to (depending on your definition of paying attention). Actually, this is the first time in my life I have paid much attention at all to finances or the economy. The only reason I paid attention is that mine fell apart a while back. Being tied to the construction industry, by the time everyone else was feeling the economy tighten we had lost everything but one car, our dog and our stainless steel refrigerator. It’s been a crazy year nearing 2 years and it’s even crazier that at 27 I am able to sit back relaxed while others are panicking and say “Eh, it’s not all that bad, everything will work out.”
That leads me to the next piece of this thought:
A Quote by the Puritans
Poverty and affliction take away the fuel that feeds pride.
—Richard Sibbes
Why do economics tear people and relationships apart? Why should being broke tear apart a family or cause depression and anxiety?
HmmMMmM……………………….. contemplate that for a moment
How much of our suffering is based on what others will think of our situation? Think about that one. Are you suffering because you can’t keep up with the Joneses which is caused by stupid financial decisions because you were trying to keep up with the Joneses? What if you forgot that the Joneses live next door and work in the next cubicle? Let’s say you are on an island with just your loved ones and genuine friends. Would eating beans (from their while cheapest form) nearly everyday be humiliating? How about not having newer clothing? Shopping in the clearance food section of your grocery store? Would the brand of shoes you wear really matter?
Hmmmm………………. why are the people I love living in fear and emotional termoil when loosing everything really isn’t all that bad?
Just some thoughts of mine.
2. Friends who can discuss a variety of concepts, moral values, books, documentaries and worldviews on a non emotional level are so rare and yet I have been blessed with so many! Not only that, but can discuss it logically and rationally. Not only that, but when there’s a problem is gets addressed and the relationship goes on after a few days comfortably. Thank God for my friends! Oh, and they can discuss clothing to!
3. Why are California Pizza Kitchen Pizzas the same price in the freezer sectin whether small or large? Why even sell the small if you can get the large for the same price? Who is buying these small equally expensive pizzas? That torments me every time I go to the store.
4. Where will I move to and how am I going to change through this move…..
Then I walked down and bought a pizza. I got the Sicilian from California Pizza Kitchen (Thin Crust) but it doesn’t hold a pepperoni to the Digorno Garlic Crust with everything on it. Not a SINGLE PEPPERONI!
