Here is an excerpt from the book, "Money, a Memoir: Women, Emotions, and Cash" by Liz Perle. I love this quote a lot. It sorta says the things that I feel down deep under all the layers of stress, change, routine, and pressure.
"As long as I had believed that financial security purchased emotional security, I'd lived a dependent, conditional life. Now I realize that rather than mortgage myself for a dream life on a layaway plan, I prefer the rather nice kind of life I've stumbled into. My desire for a double oven has less to do with signaling that I belong to a certain class or have reached a type of perfection and more to do with the fact that I haven't figured out how to make a pot roast and an apple pie at the same time. So I make the pie ahead of time and reheat it. I think it was Mark Twain who said, "Happiness is wanting what you have, not having what you want." I tell my kids this, hoping they will learn to balance the act of pursuing with the act of savoring."
Natalie, that is a GREAT quote as well as your philosophy and thought behind it. I think we always want our children to appreciate and love what has been given to them, and not constantly want for more, and we must do it ourselves as adults to set an example. We have lived in a small house since I began having children, and I continue to stay in this same house. We love this house. We have all we need in this little house. The children are closer because of this house. I think it is a great way to teach them. I also think attitude is key. An attitude of gratitude goes beyond measure. You teach your children such important lessons Natalie, they will one day appreciate you beyond measure. Happy November! :)
Posted by: Lori Simpson | Friday, November 06, 2009 at 12:08 AM