When I was pregnant with my daughter Sarai, who was born in 1990, I’d frequently go to McDonalds (more often than I’d like to admit) and order my favorite: 2 Double Cheesburgers. Back then, McDonald’s used to often run a special: 2 Double Cheeseburgers for $1 (I’m dating myself).
Back then, I loved their double cheeseburgers. [...]
According to the way I see it, there are 2 criteria for being Happily Wealthy:
First, it’s achieving and maintaining an ever increasing level of balance in the 8 Aspects of Well Rounded Living:
Faith (religion & spirituality)
Fulfillment (of your unique purpose)
Family/Intimate Partner
Friends/Associates
Finances
Fitness (and health)
Fun
Feathering the nest (home/dwelling)
No one can maintain perfect balance in all 8 aspects [...]
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Today, something else came to me that I saw in the park yesterday. If you read my post from yesterday, you already know the gratitude lessons that surprised me… Here’s another… (The same with yesterday, mental meanderings are in green italics.)
I saw a woman with a baby in a carrier on her back. She was [...]
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My head is spinning. And it’s because of my obsessive nature. When I decide I want to get something done, it’s got to be done yesterday, in its entirety, regardless of the enormity of the project.
This little proclivity of mine has been hanging around for years. I become fixated on a project and forget to [...]
My back right tire has a slow leak, so I thought it needed repairing. When I got to the tire shop, it turns out I need a new tire, the hole couldn’t be plugged.
I think life is like a set of tires.
When there’s nothing wrong with the tires on my car, I take them for [...]
