Oh btw ........gmason972 a very BIG WELCOME to you!
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Looking forward to hearing all about what makes you tick.
Excellent 1st post ....really love it!
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RESPONSE: Letting Go of the Need to Have Approval - MUST READ!
by gmason972 12 Replies latest jw friends
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Love, love, love this post!!
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“gmason972”:
“. . . you only need 3 things to be truly happy and that is (HEALTH, WEALTH, AND HIGHER SELF) . . . 2. Financial Freedom”
Some rather deep and philosophical thoughts for sure. However, the only things I take exception to are the strong references to “wealth” and “financial” freedom. I believe that anyone can be happy by enjoying whatever they do have.
Everybody has something that they can enjoy (even if it’s just a rock or a stick) – and everybody does have something which they can enjoy, such as watching sunsets, birds, clouds, cars, or anything else. A person with zero dollars and zero cents can enjoy the flow of endorphins (such as serotonin and dopamine) in his/her brain as they walk or run for exercise, or sing, or laugh, or eat something, or hug someone, etc., etc. And, of course, everybody has a mind which can produce joy and fulfillment as they seek to learn something intriguing or exciting about their environment. I find that watching various scientific documentaries online (for free) about the brain, psychology, gravity, black holes, electrons, photons, etc. is extremely fascinating and captivating. (More of those endorphins for me, eh.)
One reason I tend to take exception to the whole “need-financial-wealth-to-be-happy” thing is that I myself do not have very much money. Oh, I have a modest few thousand dollars to my name, but unfortunately there is a minus sign in front of it; i.e., I owe it. Much of it is a result of my compulsive personal spending habits, I confess, but I am also now living on disability due to some unfortunate problems with severe depression, anxiety, and trouble concentrating. (It’s not exactly like being a big lottery winner, by any means.) In any event, I am still in need of living at home with my folks until I can sort of get on my feet financially – whenever that might be. (Sigh.) But in the meantime, I seek to embrace a personal philosophy of consciously enjoying whatever simple – and free – little joys and pleasures I have. Right now, I am on my Mac Book Pro laptop in my humble little Ford Focus with my friend’s Australian Shepherd dog beside me (I really love him – he’s my lovely boy!) enjoying a thermos of coffee, watching the world go by (just finished reading The Gentile Times Reconsidered, by Carl Olof Jonsson), . . . and, you know what? I actually consider this peaceful little “cocoon” of mine to be true wealth and freedom. . . . And I’m sure I get real enjoyment and fulfillment from it more than most folks do their silly God damn dollars and cents!
Enjoy life. You might as well.