Comments on: An Attitude of Abundance

By: rosie

rosie — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:50:08 +0000

our escape to the country sometimes leaves me with the feeling that we might have gone a little too far in this direction…we live on very little in a beautiful place, but someday I fear the world will impinge upon us…like when we have to pay our childrens university fees!

By: Success Warrior

Success Warrior — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:50:24 +0000

Buying stuff will never bring lasting happiness. If you can’t be happy without it, you won’t be happy with it.

By: Kwizgiver

Kwizgiver — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:59:05 +0000

Great post! I’ve used that Sheryl Crow quote, too. I remind myself when in the midst of hustle-bustle overload that my life is enviable to millions of people who don’t have nearly what I do.

Mindful, it’s all about living in the now.

By: mike

mike — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:38:08 +0000

I don’t go to Wal*Mart very often, but everytime I do, I am shocked at the amount of “stuff” Americans think that they need. I have always preached the “less” philosophy around my house. Too much stuff makes like stressful.

By: twoblueday

twoblueday — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:20:02 +0000

Sometimes I think, when we are in places that sell stuff, that there’s none of it I want. I have all I need and more. I’m getting to where I think more about sharing than acquiring.

That doesn’t mean I don’t get consumables to eat and take care of my garden!

By: Mrs. G.

Mrs. G. — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 04:26:30 +0000

This post really spoke to me. I struggle daily to remind myself that I have all that I need and so much more. I have never bought into the needing more stuff crapola, but I really feel the pressure not to “let myself go” and to “keep myself up”-when can I just be me and have that be enough. I think it should be tomorrow.

By: Rick

Rick — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 03:10:26 +0000

This is exactly the kind of thinking that earned Lawrence Peter Berra the name Yogi.

It sounds good to me!

Rick

By: Laurie B

Laurie B — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:47:24 +0000

The Wall Str**t Journal Sunday quip this weekend presented the case of buying a 150,00 mile car. A basic car. WTF they all last 150, 000. Invest or at least not pay a finance fee. Invest the 10 grand you saved for not buying the big car that overloads your need, invest it instead. Yeah, I hear you, none of us has money to waste. DO buy safest car for less money. We can do that. We do not need Beemers..or Volvos.

Let’s all buy the safest least priced car and try to stash the difference. Yeah, we are the boomers that doesn’t mean we are the losers.

Sorry if this was a guest post, thanks, mrs chili.

We are tweaking where we can, have not yet taken the bikes out for the ride to work. Mea culpa.

By: mrs t

mrs t — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:16:55 +0000

I love that Sheryl Crow quote. True, so true. It’s sometimes hard not to get caught up in the culture of “stuff” that is so prevalent.

By: meno

meno — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:01:45 +0000

I sometimes feel badly that i am happy not doing much, by the standards of society.

But then, i am happy. So i get over it.

Nicely said.