I came across a quote by Abraham Lincoln today…
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Bertha had a bit of a field day with it… reminding me of all the times I have done the standing firm part… without making sure my feet were in the right place…
Thankfully… she says I don’t have to list them all… this could be a very long blog… I mean there are… relationships… houses… jobs… all of which I have argued for and held on to… even though they really weren’t right for me… or in my best interest…
But… she does want us to talk about… money… spending money on things… and how easily I can decide that all my problems would be solved… if I only had this latest gadget… or cashmere sweater… or new car… or whatever it is… as I stand firmly and hand over my debit card… only to find myself in the same life I was in before… just a little… or a lot… poorer…
What can I say… even as I am making it a habit to pare down… to release the excess in my life… it’s still so easy… to fall for the immediacy of buying something… without taking the time to fully consider the impact it will make on my life… thankfully… in addition to Bertha… I have very practical friends… who have no problem telling me that I don’t need a new car… or a second house… or so many other things that sound so necessary in the moment…
Hopefully… they don’t roll their eyes as much as Bertha does… but who knows… I guess I really don’t care as long as they help me put my feet in the right place… before I dig in… and have two houses… one for each cat…
Jane
Oh, how I can relate to this! There have been times I stand so firmly it feels as though my feet are cemented into the sidewalk all the while I hear the still small voice screaming, “this is NOT the right spot!”
I love the picture you paint of your feet in the concrete… I have been there…
I love this. And find myself wondering why I can easily burrow those feet into places that are not right for me while those same feet can find at least a dozen ways to walk AROUND the exercise equipment…
Oh Andrea… If I could find a cure for that… I would be healthier!