javier
“Focus on making yourself better, not on thinking that you are better.”― Bohdi Sanders
Our consumer oriented culture has always told us that owning more will make us happy. The big house, the fancy car, a closet full of designer labels, the expensive stuff we needlessly collect. Will possessing more make us exponentially happy? If owning five pairs of shoes makes you happy, will owning 10 make you twice as happy? We cannot buy our way there.
There is a rapidly expanding belief that life experiences mean more than possessions. The happiness found in making purchases fades away like empty calories that leave a need for more, but experiences; no matter how small, will last forever.
I wanted to see if this was really true.
Last summer I went on a cruise with my sons. I bought them some t-shirts and shorts for the trip. When I asked them about these items they could not tell me brand or color. These were purchased a few months ago.
Next I asked them about an amusement park we went to more than three years ago. Last minute thing as our original plans fell thru. The smiles came along with the memories.
They remembered how good that wood-fired pizza was, the rides, what they liked and what they didn’t. They even remembered the smallest most insignificant details like the tan line on my collar bone and the bird that took some fries from us.
Ask yourself similar questions, I bet you will get the same answers I did. Guess the experiences add more value. Pay for experiences, not for junk.
Excellent advice.
Now if I could simply follow my own advice
Best advice I can give you is to stay firm as a rock and flow like a river. There are some Supergirl fans who despise me for saying I do not watch super hero shows like Supergirl who have lesbian characters kissing each other on the mouth. Guess what? I would rather die of old age than a sexually transmitted disease.
besties
You’re right about that one Javier!