K. I. S. S. - Keeping it Simple, Sister.

If we all are really honest with ourselves, we get most of our joy out of life when we live a simple lifestyle: waking up early to watch the sunrise, eating wholesome natural simple foods, spending quality time with the family in the park feeding the ducks, wearing comfortable clothes that allow our body to breathe. You could write a letter to a dear friend you haven’t spoken to in awhile. Praying over dinner with the family and discussing our daily activities can be enjoyable.  And we can volunteer our time for a local community charity. 

All of these enjoyable and fulfilling acts do not cost a lot of money- many are free- but bring to our hearts wealth of peace and tranquility that is priceless.  It makes our life feel “rich” and fulfilling.

I can remember when I was a little child thinking that I came from a wealthy family supported by my single-mom. We had everything my heart desired- a loving happy home. We never wanted for clothes or a meal. We played. We studied hard and got a good education.  And occasionally, we went to McDonalds or played miniature golf with the family.   What more could one want. Little did I know that we were poor and supported by public assistance.

Even so, we did not let our financial circumstances dictate our attitude about life.  Ironically, when we improved our economic status to middle class and started living like “the Jones” our quality of life took a downturn and became more complex.  We had all the trapping of success- cars, homes, vacations, dining out regularly- but we did not have each other.

Society had convinced us that the true show of wealth is the accumulation of a lot of material things—and we bought into it only to realize that it made us spiritually and emotionally destitute.

Diva, lets choose to return to the simple way of life by creating a new spending plan that will be reflective of it. You will find it to be personally gratifying and save you a ton of money because we know that buying more make-up and clothes is not going to bring you more peace of mind nor improve you quality of life.  It will only have you worrying about your next credit card bill and an empty savings account.

So, how do you keep your life simple? Or, is the simple life out of the question for you? We’d love your comments.

Much love to ya,

Elon

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