Lifestyle

I, as is everyone I speak to these days, am getting spitting mad at what the economy is up to lately. I hate having to fill my gas tank. Did that yesterday and it cost nearly 74 dollars. I don't want to go anywhere unless it is absolutely necessary. And don't get me started on the cost of food. Thank God we have always been bulk buyers. That has allowed us a little breathing room at least.I am also thankful I grew up poor. We were hand to mouth in our family. But it was okay. We did have food to eat, though at times the pickin's were slim. And we had clothing on our backs that once belonged to someone else of course and at times they were a bit tattered. We had a roof over our heads that tended to leak in a good rain. Heat. We had that too but it was kept low to conserve so we learned to dress in layers. In the heat of summer you walked to the lake for a dip and at home tried to squeeze in for some of the air circulation from the one lonely fan we owned. Entertainment was bountiful from our imaginations. We made do with what we had. Not a bad way to be.Today though, people want to eat out numerous times a week and wear the latest trendy clothing to do it. The homes people live in are obscenely huge and filled with every contraption on the market and always at the perfect temp in their climate controlled existence. Entertainment? I find that is where poverty has truly set in for most people. People are zombies in front of their television sets or latest computer games. Todays entertainment really doesn't tap into anyones imagination anymore. How sad.

By Gods graces we are not poor anymore. God has provided for us nicely. Oh, some times the paycheck looks too lean but that is because of our inflated expectations. That is part of what this mind wandering is all about. Getting those expectations in check. I think a nice road can be found between yesterdays living and todays. Contentment in the basics. Abundance in the simplicity.