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Spring Fever

Hello Friends!

2011 has been a year of appreciation for me.  My focus is on the good things in my life.  My family, my friends, my health, my store.  I even include material things that bring me enjoyment like my pool and my seven year old SUV that gets me where I need to go.  No keeping up with the Jones's...I am sitting back and relishing in all the wonderous creations already here for me.

It's been going pretty well...but I have to say this week, something is different.  It always happens to me in the spring.  The weather gets warmer, the sun shines and my attention wanders.  A shiny new car maybe?  A bigger, better house, or some upgrades in the one we have.  Paint, carpet, countertops...heck let's re-do the kitchen.  What is with this?

I made a conscious decision before my feet hit the carpet this morning.  I was going to really set my focus on appreciation today...I mean really focus again on being completely happy with everything I already have.  So why then, just a few hours into my day do I find myself on the MLS website browsing through house listings.  Do I really want to move?  No! (but some quartz countertops and a view of the lake would be nice...STOP, STOP!  See how it snowballs!)

Anyway, I'm sharing this because maybe it happens to you too.  How do you re-center yourself? 

I know that it's not the 'new things' themselves that make us happy...it's how those 'new things' make us feel.  If only we could bottle that feeling and just take a sniff everytime we get the urge to buy a car, or a house or a couch! (lol!)

Actually, here's what just popped into my head as I write this.  I'm going to go wash the vehicle I already have, tidy up the house I already live in and spend some quality time with the family I'm blessed to be part of. 



I feel better already.

Toby

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