Time is not money - time is life. Thanks, WIHH

It is so easy to take things for granted, to live life without seeing the beauty around you. To even get so bogged down in everyday living that you don't appreciate your family the way you should. You take them for granted.

Every day we need to stop and think about all the blessings we have around us. Working so hard to find those pennies should not mean that we cannot enjoy each precious moment with our children and our loved ones.

Two things come to mind while reading this thread, one is a song that ever hardworking father should listen to, Jamey Johnson - The Dollar


The other is from my KJV bible.

“Be still and know that I am God!” is the first part of Psalm 46:10. Here, the word still comes from a Hebrew word meaning to “let go” or “release.” The meaning would be best understood to say “cause yourself to become restrained or to let go.” In other words, we need to come to a place where we are willing to submit ourselves to God and acknowledging that He is in sovereign control.

When we realize that we are truly incapable of controlling life, we can surrender our will to God’s will. It may be a matter of finally saying we trust Him. This will open the door so that we may experience the fullness of all God wants and has for us. After all, He is our Creator and has a perfect plan for us when we let Him orchestrate it.

I like that saying, too -- it's a good one to remember when we need to get our priorities straight.

There's another one that's been on my mind a lot lately as I follow the news (not from TV, where there is essentially no news of any value!) and what's happened/happening with the economy and so on....Life is about people, not money. If more people remembered that, we would have fewer problems with greed and wrong priorities, also.

Kathleen

this sort of thinking is what is on my mind alot lately--we are going thru a very lean time, no cash to spare, in fact, no cash at all. a couple days ago i was really stressing over money, really sweating and i swear i could feel my heart racing over it. plus, i felt as if i also had sooo much to get done, i wasn't ever going to succeed at any of it. and not a dime to spare which seems to make things worse, and somehow sends me into a small panic.

then i went outside to work, and ahhh, its ok, we'll be fine. i read my bible, i prayed, i breathed.

our family is soooo unbelievably blessed, no amt of money could buy that for us.

i didn't put my thoughts into words, but WIHH has done that--and oh yes, she is so very right! her posts always make sense to me.

Many years ago...have the book still..Your Money or Your LIfe..excellent book about money, working and the work that takes up your life while you are making money and more money that doesn't make a difference in the end. About credit etc...Excellent book..Recommended reading...