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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 643954" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>RE, I hear you. I mean, I REALLY, REALLY hear you. </p><p></p><p>The joke is, it's really so easy to have a peaceful, sane, nice, mindful life, yet it eludes most of us for so long and many never get there. When I was younger I thought that life WAS chaos. I never dreamed I'd be where I was.</p><p></p><p>On top of not caring so much about what other people do (when I slip, I can easily let go of that), I have become a minimalist. Not extreme, but material things mean very little to me. Toys. I enjoy the simple things in life which can never leave you, no matter what your financial situation. Worrying about "having the best toy" is so distracting and really implodes one's peace of mind because, of course, somebody always has more "stuff." I see 37 struggling with this A LOT. He judges those who don't have enough and envies those who have more. He teaches my GS lessons I don't think will help him in life, such as when he goes to Dad's house, it will be Christmas every day. Of course, I let him be. It is what it is.</p><p></p><p>Every layer of controlling others or competing in any way, I feel holds us back in our journey to have a good life. </p><p></p><p>Isn't it a bummer that we don't learn this when we are young??? I think it is a reward we get for working hard, maybe...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 643954, member: 1550"] RE, I hear you. I mean, I REALLY, REALLY hear you. The joke is, it's really so easy to have a peaceful, sane, nice, mindful life, yet it eludes most of us for so long and many never get there. When I was younger I thought that life WAS chaos. I never dreamed I'd be where I was. On top of not caring so much about what other people do (when I slip, I can easily let go of that), I have become a minimalist. Not extreme, but material things mean very little to me. Toys. I enjoy the simple things in life which can never leave you, no matter what your financial situation. Worrying about "having the best toy" is so distracting and really implodes one's peace of mind because, of course, somebody always has more "stuff." I see 37 struggling with this A LOT. He judges those who don't have enough and envies those who have more. He teaches my GS lessons I don't think will help him in life, such as when he goes to Dad's house, it will be Christmas every day. Of course, I let him be. It is what it is. Every layer of controlling others or competing in any way, I feel holds us back in our journey to have a good life. Isn't it a bummer that we don't learn this when we are young??? I think it is a reward we get for working hard, maybe... [/QUOTE]
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