Do any of you ever get that" your poor so you must be dumb"feeling ?
I get it a lot from work ,family,just people in general.Whats hard for my wife and I is the fact that everything "looks" fine but if they knew the underbelly of poverty level and the bad feelings it brings perhaps they wouldnt be so quick to judge it.
I am amazingly happy over so many things in my life................but poverty puts you in a place and in the mind of the general public that sometimes leaves me speechless.
Im not talking about financial aid............more about those of us who are defined as the working poor.
For me a huge part is living in the richest county in America..........the spending of money here is really wacky when the housewife driving her Hummer pulls up next to me it makes my heart ache for the good that money could do for so many.
I am absolutely aware of how many do give generously and I also have very wealthy family in another part of the country that give and have been so gracious in helping us out........thats "real money".
They have a lovely life and do not put on airs........you dont have to when its the real thing.Plus they put family first and relationships are very important to them.
My town is very judgmental, the absolute hateful garbage that comes out of the mouths of the people I work with(GOSSIP)is very perplexing to me.
After I turned 50 and stopped worrying about what everyone thinks ,my life got so much easier.
My wife told me recently that I was her hero and that Im not afraid of anything......seeing the drive and ambition more than the failures....so incredible of her.
I guess what Im getting at is as old as dirt,but we could become so much more enlightened as time goes on if we would allow all people to have a chance to be in our life...........sometimes people have to go,but all I know is I have friends of "all" kinds and I know it keeps me balanced in my thoughts and prayers.
Today we are going to a flea market that friends have a large booth at(collectible toys,really cool).And Im sure my wife will find something there to make here happy......so easily pleased.........I thank the power of all that is every day just to see her walk in at night.
She has been the one gift in my life I dont know how I got........talk about a rich life.......how can anyone so amazing come to you for free.............but thats the point.....the things that are really important to us we already have,be aware of that as you walk through your day and things will change.