Monday, March 06, 2006
So incredibly good
I have it so good. So incredibly good. Let's look at it:
Spiritual:
So, I have a credit card, and I get a statement that looks like this:
Pretty amazing, especially since it is all because God, the creator of the universe----The Creator of the Universe!----loves me! Can't really get any better than that.
Material:
I have a job that pays pretty good---like a multiple of what many people I know get---pretty much more than I can reasonable spend, and then I come home and I have all this extra time. No trying to fit my job around my second job around keeping up with everything, with classes with... I mean, sure, I have to manage my time ok (I only get 24 hrs a day) but really it is all pretty low stress, and really my job lets me do cool stuff---and then I complain because my job doesn't let me play in the sand, burn stuff, and make chainsaw structural art!
Health:
I am healthy. I don't have to spend much time, money, effort or attention staying healthy. Pretty much the whole system (amazingly complex) "just works". I can run and jump and have great fun. Many people are so limited by their health---if not constantly fighting for their life. Now, someday I will get old and eventually die (a grim thought) but right now, and in the foreseeable future, there really isn't much better that it could be.
Mental:
I don't really have to worry about this and I take it for granted so much---why can't people just be smart, know stuff, it isn't that hard? Oh, people have lots of variations in how and what they can handle mentally, and I have it pretty good in this regard. I never really struggle at stuff---at least not to continue my everyday existence.
Relationships:
I come from a non-dysfunctional (functional) family, with strong ties. All in my family love each other and me, and none are off the deep end. At a small-group meeting this evening, one of my friends was weeping as she prayed for her mother, who is incarcerated. Wow, my mom builds houses. I don't have to worry about which drugs my family is messed up in, and how long until they get in jail. And this all gives me a stable base from which to plan my life and make rational decisions. I also have a lot of good friends who do so much for me, and would do so much more if need be.
So all it all, I have a pretty amazing life. And nobody is out to get me, or hurt me---sometimes people might think I am uncool or socially implausible, but most of that is imaginary anyway. Now I need to go to bed so I won't feel superficially tired at work tomorrow.
Spiritual:
So, I have a credit card, and I get a statement that looks like this:
Previous Balance: ($2.93 Gazillion)
Recent Balance Transfer: ($2.93 Gazillion)
Current Payment Due: $0.00
Monthly Credit: Everything you need (why? just 'cause)
College Fund: Priceless
Pretty amazing, especially since it is all because God, the creator of the universe----The Creator of the Universe!----loves me! Can't really get any better than that.
Material:
I have a job that pays pretty good---like a multiple of what many people I know get---pretty much more than I can reasonable spend, and then I come home and I have all this extra time. No trying to fit my job around my second job around keeping up with everything, with classes with... I mean, sure, I have to manage my time ok (I only get 24 hrs a day) but really it is all pretty low stress, and really my job lets me do cool stuff---and then I complain because my job doesn't let me play in the sand, burn stuff, and make chainsaw structural art!
Health:
I am healthy. I don't have to spend much time, money, effort or attention staying healthy. Pretty much the whole system (amazingly complex) "just works". I can run and jump and have great fun. Many people are so limited by their health---if not constantly fighting for their life. Now, someday I will get old and eventually die (a grim thought) but right now, and in the foreseeable future, there really isn't much better that it could be.
Mental:
I don't really have to worry about this and I take it for granted so much---why can't people just be smart, know stuff, it isn't that hard? Oh, people have lots of variations in how and what they can handle mentally, and I have it pretty good in this regard. I never really struggle at stuff---at least not to continue my everyday existence.
Relationships:
I come from a non-dysfunctional (functional) family, with strong ties. All in my family love each other and me, and none are off the deep end. At a small-group meeting this evening, one of my friends was weeping as she prayed for her mother, who is incarcerated. Wow, my mom builds houses. I don't have to worry about which drugs my family is messed up in, and how long until they get in jail. And this all gives me a stable base from which to plan my life and make rational decisions. I also have a lot of good friends who do so much for me, and would do so much more if need be.
So all it all, I have a pretty amazing life. And nobody is out to get me, or hurt me---sometimes people might think I am uncool or socially implausible, but most of that is imaginary anyway. Now I need to go to bed so I won't feel superficially tired at work tomorrow.
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You're right Tob, we have a heap to be thankful for. Thanks for the reminder to not be negative and to be thankful.
# posted by 
: 5:19 PM, March 08, 2006
: 5:19 PM, March 08, 2006
I've been going back and forth lately between "my life sucks and God hates me" and "it could still get a lot worse and I'd still have a pretty cool life." I'm not sure which perspective I should adopt . . . . :-)
speaking of mom building houses--any chance people would want to do that again?
speaking of mom building houses--any chance people would want to do that again?
...is that a bad thing? only if I believe it to be so. Or something like that. But as long as I let love and grace dictate what I do and not selfishness, ignoring social conventions is fine. Unsually I am worried about messing up, and so become someone I am not, and end up making life difficult for others.
Dear Tobias,
I've been thinking about that multi-gazillions account of yours. I've run up a vastly higher one in my 54+ years, and, like yours, my balance is growing daily. And with the minimum payment so low, what a deal! "All we have" is a reasonable installment on the loan each day, but the balance keeps growing.
Love it!
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I've been thinking about that multi-gazillions account of yours. I've run up a vastly higher one in my 54+ years, and, like yours, my balance is growing daily. And with the minimum payment so low, what a deal! "All we have" is a reasonable installment on the loan each day, but the balance keeps growing.
Love it!
# posted by : 9:06 PM, March 11, 2006
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