Appreciateing what you have
 

Ever taken a minute out, sat back and thought about exactly what you have in life? All the good things, the friends, the luxuries etc.

I took a few mins out earlier, never really thought about it before, but damn i've come far!

Ya, it is easy to concentrate on how shitty things are to appreciate the things we have. Human nature maybe?

Agreed, life is sweet.

House paid for, cars paid for. 2 great kids, a third on the way. Been able to enjoy life for some time. Spend a lot of the day just doing my own thing, working on one of my disco's going out and doing nature photography etc.

No complaints here.

"Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it"

Life is bleak...

see its pretty sweet when we open our eyes and see where we really are.
most of us are self-employed doing the things we love like gerco mentioned above, theres not many people who can say that, ask a mate how works been and generally it will eb the same old "crap, boss is a wanker" talk.

We have some pretty good luxuries in life and i agree... "Life moves pretty fast, if you don't stop and look around once in a while you could miss it"

Things are just things. If you define yourself by the things you have collected, you don't have much. Case in point:

I was at the BMW Dealer the other week picking up the wife's car from routine service, and had to wait because they were busy, and so while I was waiting, I couldn't help overhearing this dude talking to the service manager, trying to squeeze as much as he could out of what was left of his warranty and eliminate the costly repairs he was facing somehow. The service manager asked him, "Why did you buy a luxury car if you can't afford the maintenance on it?" and the dude said, "Would you believe just two years ago I was making $300k per year? Now I can't afford the tow truck to get it here!"

Lesson: You can work your ass off for years, spend your time & money acquiring expensive things, and lose it all in the blink of an eye. If you define yourself by your things, what then when you lose those things?

Nothing a jobless scrounger couldn't have if they played the system right.

I've always appreciated what I have... :)

thats sweet as!

when we take a while out to appreciate we also see how far we have come, we see how we have progressed and grown over the years.

progress.
growth.

appreciate life. take some time each day to just be. not have, not want, not worry, just be. takes just a few minutes and feels so good to quiet the mind. :)

My wife and I decided to go out for a nice lunch today. She mentioned she was at the mall the day before and she saw a small group of kids with Downs. We both commented on how lucky we are that our child is unusually healthy. Then we started talking about how lucky we are compared to most of our friends - nice house, decent cars, live well.

Life is good.

My kid's take my mind off of the stresses of work. Without them I would not be as thankful right now.

some good vibes in here!

True.

I need to take tips of some of these folks in the UK that seem to have a bigger house and bigger tv than i do, yet haven't worked a day in their life...

yeah, and i am very thankful and happy on what i have right now, working for the good of the family is worthy :)

yeah thats true, one of the latest topics i heard of was you can make more money claiming unemployment benefits than actually being employeed. .. :Oh crap:Oh crap

I've been working too hard lately to notice how much has changed over the past two or three years. Things are looking pretty good, even though adult has become a smaller part of the income

what else you branched into to increase your income?

hmm...no house, car isn't paid for, credit card bills that never go away..but yeah family and friends are good.

Nothing exists; even if something exists, nothing can be known about it; and even if something can be known about it, knowledge about it can't be communicated to others.

Why the need for comparisons? Why not just be happy with your stuff without having to measure your dick size with your neighbours?

It is an accepted measurement of contentment that appeals to the middle class on up. The poor tend not to care about material shit so much. This measurement dictates that we, as individuals and as a society, cannot know if we are "fortunate" or not until we measure up against those around us. For example, you might have a 6 bedroom starter mansion and think you're doing okay, but if 6 bd homes are the lowest level of housing, and everyone else is living large in full 30 room mansions.... then obviously you suck and need to apply yourself more. But you'd never know that until you measure up to those around you.

Ignorance is not bliss.... it's just ignorant.

This is the "Keeping Up With The Jones'" rule. And to play, you must measure. It defines your very being.

Hit the nail on the head there.

My type of appreciation dosen't necessary come form comparing myself to others, but comparing myself to how i was in the past, that way i can see how I have grown and progressed

See sig.

If I do that I look back at 15 years ago and wonder where it all went wrong.

I often take a few moments out of the day, to sit back, look down and appreciate the magnitude of my 14 and a half penis...

I like that. We all work so hard that we sometimes forget to take time to count the real blessings like health, good family. All the rest of the trappings come and go.

I wake up sometimes at about 5:30am and put a chair out on the lawn and wave to my neighbors while reading the newspaper as they go to work... Around 8:40am I wave to their wives and ask them if they "need anything" as they come back from dropping the kids off at school. Sux to be me!

Every Fucking Day!

It depends if your happy with what you have or happy that your making it to where you want to go....


Sorry to put a dampener on things but.... Are you really happy????


If you are, fantastic. If you want more & to go further.... Now your on the road to happiness!

There is not problem having a dream that is catchable....

Unemployment benefit & the thieves are buggers.... Earn your way to the top! The guys that are on unemployment benefit can never make it to the billion, so they have no aim.
It doesnt matter if you dont make it, but at least try!

I rarely think about it since I feel unsettled at the moment and always trying to work hard...looking for a 3rd job now. Trying to purchase property and then want to have kids.

The only time I appreciate things is if I see someone really struggling financially or physically.

then, in a few years you'll be sat in your property with your kids thinknig, god damn it was all worth it!! :thumbsup:thumbsup

I guess your just on the road to it at the moment!

I don't think anyone reflects enough on this.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Like wise you don't have to have luxuries and things to be happy. Happiness is in your head, all you need is drive your mind the right path.

Yet that doesn't stop me from trying to earn all the money in the world.

Shit, I'm full of contradictions! :)

I agree with Amp (big surprise) since i don't spend my money on "things" nor do I compare my success to others. I don't have that keeping up with the Jones thing (thank GAWD). What makes me happy are not things but accomplishments; sometimes I can't believe that I, a guy with ZERO computer skills or knowledge pre-2006, could "make it" and do well for himself. So when I finish a website or do something creative that's when i get excited. LOL

I love V Rocks lifestyle, too - tho getting up that early SUX. LOL

nice one Alt Web! I remember when you were a virgin now you got pussy coming out your ears you should be stoked!

... and it gets bleaker on Sundays.

hahaa!
thanks to neil strauss "the game", Mystery Method and www.puatraining.com


life is good! :thumbsup

I'm very happy with what I have. Great wife and daughter, surrounded by love, live in a country I love, house paid for, car paid for, money in the bank, money coming in and no real worries. My health could be a bit better, but I'm a survivor. :thumbsup

I may come across here as a griper but that's only because of the way this industry was/is heading. Over all I'm a very happy bunny. :1orglaugh

Spot On Agent 488. :thumbsup

To attempt to communicate an experience results in countless variations and interpretations. Therefore to actually know, one must experience.

Each individual experience exists only in the minds of those that were a part of that experience. The existence of that experience will only be known in those minds and no one else's. Therefore what really exists are only the individual "memories" that each of us possess.

Life = Experiences

That is all any of us really own... and I appreciate every one of mine :upsidedow

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Yes. Despite the roller coaster things are still fun and sweet. Take time out and hug your significant other.

Great thread,
With everyone so worried about what they don't have, you don't hear people enjoying what they do have.

Especially good friends and close family.

Great post, love the positive threads...which we don't see around here to often. :thumbsup