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Interesting concept. Lessons my father taught me: there's no such thing as weevily peanuts or life's banquet table. Rule 1 - if your net worth is 0, you're doing better than most. Rule 2 - never borrow money for anything but buying a house. Everything else is cash only. Rule 3 - never buy luxury items (definition: something you want but don't need). Rule 4 - If it ain't broke don't replace it. If it is broke, don't replace it, repair it until it's irreperably broke. Rule 5 - Assume that you have only yourself to rely on. Rule 6 - keep family close because in the end, they're all you have. These rules work.
Great article - that is exactly the dilemma. As I've made some changes in my life I've realised (maybe I was just naive) that this process of evaluating and letting go of the weeily peanuts is ongoing. It's not enough that we do it once but to live a rewarding life have to continue to do it everyday. Perhaps it's the cliche of living with fear...I certainly don't have the answers. I just recognise it's hard but at the same time can't stop thinking about how important it is!
Well I completely threw out the peanuts. I just got out of school today now with an MS in Nutritional Sciences and I also became an RD through the process. A complete life overhaul from having lived miserably in my old profession as a CPA and MBA and a corporate officer . Yeah I made the bucks but now I get to help people as a healthcare provider and I am now out of the rut of living comfortably miserable.
Initially, I did feel that banquet of life might be an illusion but I opted to forge forward and today I finally culminated my path and I was right...it was real with no illusion when I got to the table.
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Fabulous comment! I hope others are reading your reply with open eyes and open minds. Thanks so much for sharing this real life experience!
Thanks. After reading your post, it really hit home for me especially since it was my last day of school. I felt compelled to share. Thanks for the article.
Routine and status quo are my weevily peanuts and "more of the same" takes over.
I think most people are like me and accept the status quo. There are things we need to do in life if we are responsible. Following our regular daily routine is indispensible really. It is routine that keeps our lives in order but it is that routine that keeps us away from the banquet table also.
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Indeed, the familar becomes the comfortable. Just because it is comfortable, doesn't mean it is actually working for your highest good. Great recognition, Lewes!