No money, no worries tit for tat

Last week we ran out of money. We still have a lot of stuff like food, fuel oil, entertainment and what not, however, our funds have run dry. One might think this would cause me to be alarmed or discontent. However, I find the result has been the polar opposite. Over the past few days I have found myself extremely relaxed. Things have really been quite pleasant. Our pace of life has slowed down. I have not been making shopping lists, running around buying unnecessities, scanning the newspaper ads for any must haves or arguing about which restaurant we'll be going to for dinner. Instead I have a lot of free time. For the first time in at least a year I even started to get a little bored. However, I was easily able to redirect that extra time to things that seem to be full of substance. I have been able to really engage with my family. I have been cooking meals at home and teaching my son to help, catching up with friends over the phone, playing with the kids, getting my life organized and most of all, I have had some time to gather my thoughts and find a little direction in my life. Writing seems to be an eloquent and rewarding way to express myself, hence this blog and my new ambition to enhance my writing skills and perhaps produce a publishable political or ethical work......If I had a fistfull of cash I think I'd be buying new wallpaper, rustling through the racks at Amercan eagle to find jeans, and snapping at the kids when they got in the way....Money and our obsession with the stuff it buys is truly overrated. Satisfaction is more likely to be found in its absence.