I was reading my friends blog and she hit the nail on the head in questioning how we as a "civilization" are always trying to "one-up" each other. That the best car, most expensive handbag, blingiest jewelry, or amount of money will somehow make us "better" than everyone else. This type of thinking is BULLSHIT. I myself find it hard not to get sucked in to this way of thinking. It happens though. Not to say that there aren't things that would be lovely to add to my closet, pending a winning lottery ticket. But being realistic about it, nothing NEEDED.
The question comes up within myself as to why these materialistic things are wanted; a lot of time its to fill a "void" of some sort. Not within my relationship with my husband, but maybe in certain areas of life that feel "cheated" in a sense. "Not enough attention as a child? Not feeling adequate in my adolescense? Not getting in to a 4-year college, or having the attention span to go to community college?" Assuming we had the possibility of a "perfect" world- baker/pastry chef/cake decorator would be my dream job.
There are SOO many things I wish for my son. After reading an article that talked about splitting up his future allowance into three categories: SPEND/SAVE/DONATE. He will be in charge of deciding how much percentage he wants to put into each category. This way if we are out shopping and there comes a toy he wants, it will depend on his "SPEND/SAVE" accounts if HE can afford it. AMAZING!! I wish I could remember the name of the book where this theory/practice was discussed!! It is genius!
After having my son, the new life motto is to try and get as much out of life with my loved ones as possible. Hug your family, send a text to a friend whom you haven't talked to in a while to let them know that you're still there for them. Make plans outdoors! Drink up life!!! You only go around once, so LIVE IT UP!!
