I have been making it a point lately of really observing people as I have been out and about and I’m feeling dejected at what I see..
My cell phone contract had run out so I was at the store picking out a new cellphone and plan, and overheard a conversations between a teen girl and her mom that made me shake my head..

Now I know that not everyone thinks like me, but this girl was trying to get her mother to buy her a cellphone that would cost $200 extra over the plan costs, and her mom kept on telling her no. The teenagers response was, but I deserve it, because I’m cool..
Omg, I just about started laughing…

Do today”s children really think they deserve all these things just because?
Whatever happened to working for the extra money to pay for the phone, or settling for a decent phone, does it always have to be the top of the line on everything?
What kind of message do we send out kids if we give in to what they want or pacify them by giving them things just to keep them quiet. The only way for them to learn the value of things, and how to get somewhere in life is to work for it…
Things do not get handed to you on a silver platter just because you’re cool?
I sincerely feel sorry for this teenager, when she grows up and is an adult on her own, she will find that life is not going to drop whatever she wants in her lap!!

We all wander through this life always looking, always searching, but what are we searching for?
Everyone I know is always looking for the next best thing, that shines better, works better, does better.
Is there really any such thing that can do that?
Or is it just something people are looking for, because they feel they are missing something in their lives?

Have we come so far in the last few years that it all seems to be about what you have, or what you acquire?
My best friend just traded in her vehicle because it was 5 years old and it didn’t look new anymore?
That makes no sense to me at all, her vehicle was fine, low mileage but it didnt have all the super fancy bells
and whistles as the newer cars,  and she felt entitled to get a new one because she can afford it?

I have a 4 yr old SUV, very low mileage, but necessary for the north where I live and I have a big dog
that goes everywhere with us. This vehicle fits me perfectly and gets me everywhere safely.
It may not have a  fancy sunroof ,or state of the art GPS system but it has what I need and I enjoy driving it.
It is very safe, extremely reliable and I am happy with my choice, it is enough for me.

I am content to sit at home, the wind howling outside, snow falling, and just be.
Watching a movie with my daughter, playing on my computer drinking hot chocolate is enough for me.
I am grateful for the fact, my house is warm, we are fed, and healthy and happy.

I have learned over the years, that no matter what me may acquire, it will never be enough.
When you start looking at what you do have and be grateful for every little thing, life looks different.
When you are happy with what you do have, things are more calm, more peaceful..
I struggled for many years to find this simple abundance principle, but if you approach the world from
an attitude of gratitude for the simple things, then life is so much easier and happier..