- The sentiments expressed in these quotations resonate with me more and more as I inch towards 50 years of age:
- In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways.
Mo'Nique
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Comedienne & Fabulous Feminist
How to keep it fresh, funky and self-affirming -- that's our challenge. Discuss.
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this was part of the collect at church yesterday. it resonated soundly with me, as i find myself currently in a continuously aggitated state of shopping/clothes replacement:
Grant us, Lord, not to be anxious about earthly things, but to love things heavenly; and even now, while we are placed among things that are passing away, to hold fast to those that shall endure...
-pdw
thanks for this meditation -- it calms me. i feel like i'm addicted to spending money. it's weird. during the week i don't buy anything and on the weekends i go buck wild. would like a better balance.
I am a saver. I save for retirement and for rainy days. I worry about making ends meet and whether my children have enough. I can't even imagine the freedom ofbuck wild spending. Freedom for me means writing a check for tuition and not worrying that it will bounce.
i remember being where you are, mocomo. it's tough, miserable work always pinching pennies. i also remember mom being where i am now -- with a little extra change for the very first time. it's nice not worrying about the light bill. i used to hate: why would mom buy 10 pairs of shoes when i needed so much? now i understand. we deserve to reward ourselves. we only go around this baby once. your turn is coming, mocomo, and when it gets here be ready with cultivated dreams. don't hate as i did, appreciate!
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