Perspective, Choice & Attitude....

Ahhh, a moment to sit and ponder.
School holidays are lovely but there is a lot to be said for the normality of school life.
Perspective, Choice & Attitude.
Three pillars that effect my day and those around me! You know that saying....
"If the Mama ain't happy, nobodies happy."
 It rings so true. More positively, when I am happy and setting the tone of my home positively, EVERYONE is happy! And it sets off a ripple effect beyond our little house.
At the moment we are trying this new concept, "living within our means" and to be honest, it SUCKS! It is an all out civil war between instant gratification Ang (I Deserve it) and sensible self-controlled Ang (Is it a priority?) .
I want to be free of the debt and I know that the only way is be going thru the hard stuff. Saying No or Not Yet.
That is all well and fine, but doing it with a good Attitude-that becomes the challenge.  I am wanting to change my perspective of what is a need? What is truly important? Everything comes at a cost. Am I prepared to pay it? And if I choose it shouldn't I than be thankful for it?
This is where all my philosophies become rubber meeting the road moments.
With four sets of eyes watching me constantly I want to make sure I am walking the walk, not just spouting platitudes.
So, my choice is to keep looking up! Keep being thankful! See the beauty in the simplistic! Live in the moment and plan for the future.
And most of all having faith that if I keep doing what I can, God will do the rest!!!

"The person we truly are always emerges during a crisis."
J Meyer