Perhaps some of you may be working a job that you feel does not measure up to all the talents you were able to use at your "good job"and are feeling thrown away.
I felt this at first after I lost mine,after all I was 48 at the time and things were good for me.There was a degree of stress I didnt care for but all jobs have this at times.
What I found interesting was how much satisfaction I could feel by just doing a good days work and leaving it there,and not worry about hassles.
The new job has added obligations but nothing I shouldnt be able to handle.And of course I have had some bad jobs in my life and feel I have seen it all at 52.
What Im talking about here is stepping outside of yourself and watching how your whole day can change by commiting everyday, to aproach your day in a state of grace and trying to bring good energy.
No it is not easy, it takes actual practice but in the end it actually works.
I mess up all the time but my intentions are always to be of service and open hearted to others
Try to begin..........you will notice change

Here is a perfect example of what us poor folk struggle with all the time......cars!
After I finished the first blog I took off for the store in our 1995 very loud ford taurus.As I was returning I hit a bump causing the car to become louder and the steering went so I had to pull w/all my weight to turn the car.
Now in the past I would have gone completely nuts over something I cant do anything about,but as I have been putting gratitude first and waiting a second before I react,I was able to say right away that at least I got home ,didnt get hurt,and we have another car we can share till times are better.
Our other car is a 1997 sebring convertable that my wifes mother had for years before us,but it is a great car and its fun to zip around in.We will pray it stays okay,and are lucky to have "car guys" in the family that can fix small things for less money.
Nope ......its not gonna ruin my day.

Welcome to my blog.
Today is my first post and it wont be too long.
I am one of millions who lost jobs in 2008 and have taken the journey of losing a lot and trying to stay afloat.
My intention of Poor and Content is for to be a place for gratefulness and living as fully as possible without
lots of money.
I had a good job and bennies at a long term care facility as a supervisor and culture change associate,
We were working hard to make our building a place of love and happiness as opposed to the loneliness
helplessness and boredom you find in so many places.
It all ended suddenly after I was told they couldnt live w/out me two months before.I must say my severance
was a good one but of course could never compensate for what my wife and I didnt see coming.
I was out of work for 3 years and now work in a shoe stockroom making the money of a high school job.
I just got this job after a year and a half of working extremely hard on the dock and making even less money.
The gratefulness I feel for this is so hard to describe.My wife and I have never been rich but we have been
much better off than this.Having benefits is a dream come true after so long w/out.
The biggest thrill of our lives came 2 years ago when my sister and brother-in-law bought us a three bedroom house and we are paying them a small mortgage.Life saving and changing.We were living in a rented dump of a house and paying way to much.
I realize that everyone has a different story of survival out here and also realize that people have way worse stories.
Poor and Content will hopefully be a place for understanding and sharing and actually not just about the financial.
We can become better people by just living fully no matter what our station is in life.Success has many definitions.Being content is one,and thats what I am today.
By the way, the pic is of me opening my front door was taken moments after I signed the papers.A silly
picture,but accurate as to what I was feeling inside.