I have been feeling like a jerk lately. Why? Because so many of my friends are having hard times and struggling. Me? Oh, who'm I kidding! We're all having hard times and struggling right now. So, I have my very own set of issues. However, I can't get this silly grin off of my face. I'm just happy! Life has been pretty alright lately. I don't have a winning lottery ticket or anything like that. I'm just finding that I'm totally ok - on an emotional level. I can't find a lot to complain about. I bounced back from being sick the last few weeks. I'm suspecting bronchitis or something in that family. But, I still can't laugh without hacking and whatever. But, the aches and pains that accompanied this previously have left. I'm feeling alive and I have my energy back. I just wanna go, go, go! So, if you wanna ask me if I wanna go somewhere, the answer is yes - provided I haven't' said yes to something else already. I'm just happy! I love life and I love living it. I feel bad for all of those who have lost their jobs, or family members, or spouses, or whatever. But, I'm here to tell you, it gets better and there's changing winds; the glory of the earth turning! Anyway, if you're hurting because of someone, chances are you put too much into the wrong peeps. You can't blame people because they are incapable of treating you the way you want to be treated! It just means that particular person was the wrong person. Scoop it up, and carry on. You'll be alright! Just watch!
Now, on a different note, it's camping season and I wanna go. We've talked about it, and decided that maybe we'll try the route of renting a camper this time. There's too much with kids and my mom and all that stuff. So, renting a camper just might make things - different - but fun just the same. Especially because today, we found a campground type thing that is a "members only" type of arrangement. The people all looked older, and the "wilderness" features a few really great bass ponds. The guy also said that there is a huge issue with rattlesnakes. So, that part is a little unnerving. But, if we rent a camper and join this group, then we can camp there anytime we have an RV. So, there's a fun time! The tent, in a place like that, would just ensure we'd be sending someone out by helicopter. Zac and his lack of fear and limited pain sensation would just about guarantee that. Brennon lacks coordination, through no fault of his own. Anyway, I could run down the list and give reasons why we'd all be in trouble. But, it's more fun to just say that we'd really have to watch out. It would take every adult at our disposal to help make sure those sneaky snakes take a detour en route to any of us. Ha! It would be ironic though, seeing as how we've been "snake hunting" for the last few days and haven't seen a single one. We're smart! We stay in the car and go to those places where they're supposedly "guaranteed to see a snake." Still, nothing! It would be my luck, I'd wake up and find one snuggled up, sleeping right beside me. And, I'm here to tell you, I'd probably cause gingerbread shaped cut outs in the side of that shelter - no matter what kind it would be. I have a history of moving pretty fast when snakes come around - so I'm told. All I know is the one that was slithering across my foot caused me to black out for a second and I was standing on the bottom step and bounded up to the top (approx. 6 stairs - maybe 8?) without ever knowing I had moved. Fight or flight took over and my aunt about hurt herself from laughing at me so hard. I was scared - I'll admit it. And when I lived in MS, we had a house built on a lake - so there was no shortage of the slithering little beasts there for sure. But, there, I had a dog that was very protective and with the exception of 2, did very well at keeping them away from us. (One he didn't keep away from us was on the outside of his kennel in the side yard. The other one had apparently decided to build himself a den at the base of a drain spout and had obviously been there for quite some time - we just never noticed him. Anyway, bottom line is that I'm scared about bald of snakes - and here I am out trying to hunt them down. I apparently suffer from a lack of good sense. But, it's been fun so far and we've discovered all kinds of places around us that we'd have never known about otherwise. It's a fun time! I'll do my best to take photos if and when we hit pay dirt.
Finally, I'd like to say that while I do have a heart and I do feel bad for all those struggling with life right now, I do hope that everyone can find something that makes them smile. Life is tough for everyone right now. So what if you didn't get approved for that refinancing! So what if the bank is coming for your car. Who cares that you're having to choose between buying groceries and paying bills. It happens. And, anything lost is a sign that it's time for your like to exclude whatever you're giving up. It will be ok. I've lost houses and cars. It sucks and it hurts. But, it's also nice when you don't have to worry every month about paying for those things anymore. So, take the time to let it go and just simplify. You gotta eat! Your kids gotta eat! It's a no brainer. If you're working 22 out of 24 hours a day just to scrape by, then it's really time to give it up. Take pride out of the equation, and take desire out of it and you would've given it up already. Pride and desire can easily be rejuvenated. All it takes is one more "the" thing. Just watch! We're all one "want" away from being right where we want to be. Without desire, we lack a need to get up in the morning. But, in the same notion, we have to learn to desire things that are healthy for us. Am I gonna tell you that a Prius is the answer? Uhhhhhmmmmm....NO! Not just no, but HELL NO! But, there's a lot of possibilities in the world. For every person that has to give back a house or a car is a bank that isn't getting money from you for them anymore. They are going to be desperate to unload that liability pretty quick. So, they're going to need to be especially clever about wheeling and dealing. So, while that may not help you on your particular car or house, it may help on one of the multiple other broken dreams in the world. It's sad, I know. But, think necessity rather than want. You'll see you've been silly to try to make it all come together anyway. And, if you are worried that you're not going to be able to fix it all by tomorrow, in the words of Dave Ramsey, "You didn't get in debt overnight. Why would you expect to fix it over night?" You can't! It's just not human to be able to pull some of this off. But, take away the lesson and you'll be rich beyond your ever years! If you like this concept, you might be interested in a book by Dave Ramsey! Try it out. It's very helpful and it will help you see that it's not just you. It's all of us and it's a lot the same mistake! So, no worries!
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