Monday musings…

April 12, 2021 Patricia14 Comments

Remember that not getting what you want
is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
Dalai Lama

Looking back at some of things I wanted, oh so badly, that didn’t happen or I didn’t get, I have to agree with the Dalai Lama’s thought. In hindsight, I can see how silly and childish some of my wants were. There were some that were just mean and vindictive wants of a selfish person. Growing up was harder than it had to be because I was so focused on my wants, I see that now.

It is said that with age comes wisdom. I don’t know if wisdom is the word I would use to describe myself but I do have some smarts that have come with age. I can still be silly and, not childish, but childlike at times and I work at not being mean or vindictive. Of course, I still have wants but they are fewer and not all that important. I have what I need. Really more than I need.

When I get a want that’s just a wonderful happening of life!

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Monday, musings…

February 17, 2020February 16, 2020 Patricia12 Comments

“Never let the things you want
make you forget the things you have.”
Sanchita Pandey

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I know at times I am guilty of being so hung up on what I want that I don’t see what I have. And I have a lot. Much more than I need! Last year I did some decluttering that resulted in three trips to Goodwill. In a pickup truck!

There are things I kept. Some are family things that are important to me. They don’t have great monetary value but the memories attached to them are priceless. Then there are the things I think I might need. The fact that I haven’t used them or even looked at them for ages doesn’t seem to matter.

I am planning on doing another declutter this Spring or Summer. My office closet is ridiculous! Overflowing with pens and markers and pencils. There is also a pile of journal-type books that will never be used. It just needs to be decluttered! Last year when I went through my files I threw away papers that were useless. Warranties and receipts and user manuals of things that I no longer have. I had tax returns going back to 1965! Now I only have the last five years. The mass of shredding I did ended the life of my shredder and it got tossed.

Speaking of old tax returns…as I was going through them to take the staples and paper clips off them it was fun to look at them. Surprising how little money I made and I never went without anything I needed. Which brings us back to the quote. There were always things I wanted (and a lot of them I got) but didn’t need them. There are still things I think about having but they are not true wants just stuff to daydream about.

I am happier with less stuff.
Of course, I will never ever get rid of the
teddy bear Pa gave me the day I was born.
He’s my Guy!

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Monday Musings…

October 14, 2019October 13, 2019 Patricia7 Comments

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions
but in having few wants.”
Epictetus

In today’s world the more we have and the greater the value of the things we have is, to many, what determines whether or not we are successful and happy. We are told to work harder and longer hours, make more money, make sure to be recognized and rewarded, and acquire all the things we want and we will be wealthy. But at what cost to the well-being of ourselves, those we love and care about, and society in general?

I am not saying striving for success and wanting things is wrong. Of course, we want things and to be the best we can be in all aspects of our lives! I am saying it is important to put thought into how we define success and what is good and that we see more than just ourselves in that definition. We must be careful to understand that what we need may be much different than what we want. We must understand that true wealth is rarely found in the things we have or want.

Of what does your wealth consist?

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Friday, I’m happy…

March 8, 2013March 7, 2013 Patricia26 Comments

I have had the same dishes for about 10 years or so. Nice dishes that a friend gave me one Christmas. So I don’t need new dishes…but I want new dishes. About a year ago I saw a picture of some dishes that I sorta fell in love with. Can you love dishes? I don’t know but I really like them…a lot!

I kept the picture on my Pinterest page on the board “I Want”. They are the only things on that board. What can I say I am pretty happy with what I have…although there is a rug I really want. Maybe when I do my taxes I’ll get the rug. Anyway back to the dishes.

Pfaltzgraff had a sale and I ordered them. They came Wednesday. I put them in the dishwasher and cleaned the cabinet. Yesterday I put them away. The cabinet looks so pretty with these colorful cheerful dishes. They weren’t expensive but they make me feel like a woman of means.

269582727664965742_B0N2sU8U_c Aren’t they beautious?!