Thread: Point Is?
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Old Nov 03, 2009, 10:12 AM
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My father used to say "no matter where you go, there you are" I didn't fully understand what he was saying until very recently.

When I was younger I would endure the hard times thinking that some time in the future it would get easier; then we'd be wealthier, smarter, happier. Looking back now, I see that there were times we were much wealthier, I just couldn't see it at the time. I now have a new outlook on life.

Each and every day instead of focusing on all of the things that have gone "wrong" I make myself acknowledge the things that have gone right. We have a roof over our head, food on our table and my kids are healthy and happy. It occurred to me that who could ask for anything more?

I do not claim to know your life experiences, I know you've had some recent frustrations with the move, the man that was coming to live with you running into trouble with immigration, and trouble getting paperwork etc. But it sounds like you are your own worst critic, guess what YOU can change this. Your daughter is giggling in the next room, where is the failure in that? I dare you to give me an example of a more important job than raising a happy child. You have a point, now you just need to give your permission to find your joy in it.
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