What Can I Live Without?

By necessity and preference I have been learning to do without a lot of things that most people are used to having.  At first I was a grudging participant in my learning experience, but I am beginning to see the blessing.  I like the independence. Things start falling apart all over the house every five years or so. I am now handwashing clothes and drying them on a drying rack. Yes both the washer and the dryer have gone to a better place.  The thing about having to work harder to get what I need is that I am becoming glaringly aware of how important it is that my time be worth the results.  I am learning the same thing concerning my entertainment.  As I realize how many things are around me that I don't need to survive or even enjoy myself, they are starting to matter less and less.  Am I getting my time's worth?  So I am taking a month without some things, and to keep me busy I have my extended chores along with other things that I've been meaning to do.  I want to get the most out of my time and my life.  I love The Sims, but it's got to go.  I can do better.  I am not demonizing entertainment because stress relief and down time are NECESSARY.  No one wants to see a woman overworked and undercared for, and no woman wants to be her.  I am just playing the what if game.  What if I didn't have these options?  What if I invested more in myself, my relationships, and my faith walk?  Would I be happier with less distraction?  I have a feeling that I would be.  Blogging has made the cut so I will be processing throught the keyboard.  I suppose it took me a couple of extra months but my birthday has caused me to want to improve some things.  I want my life investments to matter.

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  1. C1FaithApril 20, 2012 at 4:19 PM

    quick update. I feel off and played a computer game last week because I was so upset that I needed an hour to regroup. I probably should have just read my Bible because it totally didn't help. God is better than any computer game.

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