Drama seems to be the norm these day for most people. We do not buy into drama or gossip. We also do not have people in our lives that do this. Believe it or not, to much of this is overwhelming. To much of this can make us stray from Simplicity. I live in a very small town where gossip runs rampant. Just yesterday I was approached by a woman to see "What good drama I know". I was surprised to be asked so outright. My reply was "I don't know any drama. I am not into gossip." The response was "Really??". Yes, really. I take care of my family and that takes up enough of my time.
Think for a minute the drama you may be a part of.
Could what you are saying be untrue?
Could what you are listening to be damaging to another person's character?
Could what you are saying be said in front of the person who is being talked about?
If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, chances are, you shouldn't be a part of the conversation. Think about the time and energy it takes to talk about other people. Think for a minute instead of taking part of a conversation like this, what could you be doing to better someone else's life? Would your time be better served spending time talking with your children or your spouse or helping a friend or neighbor in need?
If we truly want to live how God intended us to, we just don't have the time to be involved in drama or gossip, there is simply to much to do!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
start thinking about getting out of the rat race
Think about your daily thoughts and actions. Most of us just try to keep up with all that is going on daily. There simply isn't enough hours in the day to get everything done,, or is there?
Work schedule
Kids schedule
House work
Errands
Visiting people
Church
Cooking
I know there is more, but we will start with this.
Work schedule - what are we working for? To accumulate more things, constantly changing what we wear to keep up with latest fashions or what we purchase to keep up with the latest technology, to keep up with the latest home fashions, or worse yet, to keep up with The Jones.
If you think about it, none of this matters when it comes right down to it.
If you truly want to simplify your life de-clutter some of your things you no longer use and then be very careful to not re-accumulate the empty spaces. Really, things that you need are probably monthly or weekly products. Don't accumulate material items, build your empire to get to Heaven. This will get rid of the reason to work to accumulate things.
Constantly changing what we wear to keep up with the latest fashions. We are a family of 5. Our yearly cost on clothes for 5 people is, on average, $100. How can that be? We always purchase clothes at second hand stores. We tend to wear plain clothes and usually a neutral or dark color. I couldn't tell you what the latest fashion is, so that isn't even an issue.
Purchases to stay up to date with technology: Our dvd player is probably eight years old. It still works so there is no need to get a new one. We don't have a DDR - tv just isn't that important to us. The DVD's we own are usually used or we get them on sale. Do we see technology we would like? Of course! But, we only replace the existing technology we have, we do not accumulate more.
To keep up with the Jones,, I have always wondered where this saying came from! Anyway, one of the commandments of the Bible states you won't covet the neighbor. Most people take this in a physical sense. In actuality, this includes material possessions. Since I try to honor the commandments, I am happy our neighbors have nice things, but in all honesty, I never seem to want what they have. Or worse yet, stop trying to outdo your neighbor. America seems to be obsessed with outdoing each other as far as material possessions go.
We live in a society who puts material possessions above our fellow neighbor. I can't help but wonder if we put our neighbors welfare before their material possessions,, how different would our world be?
Work schedule
Kids schedule
House work
Errands
Visiting people
Church
Cooking
I know there is more, but we will start with this.
Work schedule - what are we working for? To accumulate more things, constantly changing what we wear to keep up with latest fashions or what we purchase to keep up with the latest technology, to keep up with the latest home fashions, or worse yet, to keep up with The Jones.
If you think about it, none of this matters when it comes right down to it.
If you truly want to simplify your life de-clutter some of your things you no longer use and then be very careful to not re-accumulate the empty spaces. Really, things that you need are probably monthly or weekly products. Don't accumulate material items, build your empire to get to Heaven. This will get rid of the reason to work to accumulate things.
Constantly changing what we wear to keep up with the latest fashions. We are a family of 5. Our yearly cost on clothes for 5 people is, on average, $100. How can that be? We always purchase clothes at second hand stores. We tend to wear plain clothes and usually a neutral or dark color. I couldn't tell you what the latest fashion is, so that isn't even an issue.
Purchases to stay up to date with technology: Our dvd player is probably eight years old. It still works so there is no need to get a new one. We don't have a DDR - tv just isn't that important to us. The DVD's we own are usually used or we get them on sale. Do we see technology we would like? Of course! But, we only replace the existing technology we have, we do not accumulate more.
To keep up with the Jones,, I have always wondered where this saying came from! Anyway, one of the commandments of the Bible states you won't covet the neighbor. Most people take this in a physical sense. In actuality, this includes material possessions. Since I try to honor the commandments, I am happy our neighbors have nice things, but in all honesty, I never seem to want what they have. Or worse yet, stop trying to outdo your neighbor. America seems to be obsessed with outdoing each other as far as material possessions go.
We live in a society who puts material possessions above our fellow neighbor. I can't help but wonder if we put our neighbors welfare before their material possessions,, how different would our world be?
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