As I sit writing this, jobless, at 3 in the afternoon, I realize that in some ways I am fortunate to find myself in this position. I feel like every now and then there are little pockets in life when we are forced to slow down and regroup. Well, my pocket has been a little on the big side--close to 2 full months--so I am really trying to make sure that I take this time to focus on what is important to me, rid myself of what's not, and try to conscientiously get myself on a path towards my true aspirations in life. During these past few weeks I have made lists. Lots and lots of lists. Lists of things I like, things I don't, things that make me happy, and things that won't. Along the way I have been clued in to several other people's outlook on life.
The first that I really paid attention to was a woman who said she looks at everything and asks these three questions: Is it kind? Is it necessary? Is it true? I really feel like if we could all be conscientious of these questions when making decisions, we would all be happier. The second came from my pal Suze Orman. I just love her. Yes she can be dramatic, but every time her message is effective. At the end of her show she always says: People first, then money, then things. I know that I am guilty a lot of times of putting things before money, and it pains me even more to see those people who put both money and things before the people in their lives.
Maybe we can tack these on to the Pledge of Allegiance so by the time our kids are 15 they will have said this so many times in school it will become second nature. Just a thought.
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