funny title huh? This is something that i have truely been struggling with... Keeping up with the joneses... now that we are adults and my kids are a little older i feel a sense of materialistic need. My boys NEED name brand clothes, we NEED a new car, we NEED this that and the other. Sounds very shallow of me doesnt it? But truely... if you think about your life how often do you go a period of time without buying anything other than the obvious food, gas, or immediate needs? I struggle with this because i always get a sense of 'we will be better if we have these THINGS.'for example my nieghbor has decorated for halloween. she always does a better job than i do, but for some reason i get a sense that i need to do as much as she does.but i remind myself.... Ame- they dont have kids... she has an amazing money making job. they are both college grads. This is something that Mike and i are still working towards. I will be working toward for a long while since im mom. so i need to just put it into perspective!
There are several principals that we all learn but sometimes dont always practice.
So here is my pre new years resolution.... waste not, want not!
I think we ALL struggle with this. It is about learning to be thankful for what you have and content where God has you and with what he has given you. In our 6 years of marriage we have gone from very LOW income while I was still in school to very comfortable with both of us working w/ no kids to where we are now, 1 1/2 of us working :) w/ a kid. In ALL of those situations I have struggled at times with wanting more. That just says to me that no matter how much you have you are always going to feel like someone else has it better, like you need more. Even if you get the new *whatever*, you will then want an even nicer and newer *whatever*. So since we won't be happier even when we get more, we need to find a way to be content where we are. It is a daily choice to be thankful for what we have. Now if I could just remember that when I see the neighbors with the brand new Yukon or the friends that take a trip every other month...
ReplyDeleteLove you! Laura