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External, internal, know the difference

Wilma Ham — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:47:08 -0600

The old greeks, bless them.

I love to get everything out there, the internal thing is the worst.

Intersting point. and I sometimes make the external internal, that is because I am not greek? :)

Like bad comments from bad people, mostly husbands or bosses or teachers.
It is so lovely to hear how you treat your students, you are making a great impact.

That is great, to give there, Laura.

Wilma

www.wilmasblog.com

The Odyssey

rebellious thinker — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:13:07 -0600

I have been thinking about these demons and monsters a lot lately since in school I have started ready the Odyssey with my students. I stand at the podium explaining to them that the monsters Odysseus fights are those physical monsters, but they're also within themselves, and those gods and goddesses, they are also within us. I like the way the Greeks externalized the internal; somehow it sounds more real, more actual this life journey cum struggle cum victory that we are on.

Abundance, indeed. There is always so much wisdom to be found on your postings and blog.

Laura, www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com

Light here we come

Wilma Ham — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:04:31 -0600

Internal demons are the meanest, they won't leave me alone, I take them with me.

However as you say, that is part of life and as life moves on so hopefully they move . . on.

It is learning to who you listen to.
Martha Beck, writer of *Finding your own North Star* says it so hilariously;
Why do we have a committee in our head that exists of our enemies?
Why do we let them shout the loudest?
And that is so true, why not have my friends shout the loudest in my head, they have much nicer things to say.

So my life work is, out with the demons, come in friends.

Thanks Laura, lovely to connect on Blogher and our own websites, I think that is abundance.

Thanks for your comment there too :)

Love Wilma

www.wilmasblog.com

Dark Side

rebellious thinker — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 18:11:50 -0600

I guess we need to acknowledge the dark within ourselves in order to step clear, and clearly into the good--into that which we love to acknowledge. Fighting the demons--internally and externnaly, isn't that part of life? As long as we fight them, we can find the abundance.

Laura, www.RebelliousThoughtsofaWoman.com

great post

christinajeanne — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:58:20 -0500

I agree with your post. Many times people buy things or use money and finances as a way to cope and cover up an underlying issue. Weather it's the feeling of not being good enough, looking for something outside yourself to make you happy, or complaining about finances because there is something in your life that you feel is missing. Great post!

yes indeed

Mata H — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:58:13 -0500

I am just back from my time with my tribe..and it is so refreshing and wonderful!

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs at Time's Fool

Thank you!

Mata H — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:57:18 -0500

Thank you for the quote....I also thought your article was spot-on!

--Mata

~~ Contributing Editor, Mata H. also blogs at Time's Fool

Mata, I quoted you!

Laracolvin — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:47:31 -0500

Thank you for this beautiful post, Mata. I quoted you in my latest entry.

Lara

Notions of Identity

thankyou mata

kazari — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:28:56 -0500

i am missing my family very much right now. your post reminds me that i am part of many tribes, that some are near and some are far, but they are still MY tribes.

VoIP

the SmockLady — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 08:17:29 -0600

the SmockLady
We love our Vonage service. We switched about 8 months ago after some amount of frustration with our standard phone bill with AT&T. We were not able to get a local number, so we went with a number in my in-law's fair city and added and 800 number for our local friends to reach us. All this and we went from a bit over $100.00 a month for a basic phone bill to less than $40.00. We both have our cell phones (mine is my constant connection to my 6 children and my business and my hubby's is paid for by his office).

One thing to consider when ditching a land line and going with cell phone only or VoIP is whether or not you will miss 911. We are able to get VoIP emergency services where we are, but not everyone can. And to be honest, we would have gone with just our cell phones if it had not been for our commitment to keep 911 accessible in our home (like I said 6 children).

Grocery shopping is another way I have really cut back our spending. That list you have up there is a good one and I go one step further; I have a list of standard menus that make it easy for shopping. Each menu also has a grocery list of every single item I would need to make that menu for the week. Every item right down to the spices. I may not need each item every time I shop for that menu, but then all I have to do is check what I do need and I have a quick list and am ready to go. On each week's shopping list I also have added all the standard items that we keep in the pantry/fridge like milk bread and eggs, flour, etc. Certain things should just be staples and that list is different for everyone.

Also it is a good idea to have some standbys in the cabinet. We never know when something may happen that will prevent me from making what is on eth menu. One day the car broke down and that took three hours out of my afternoon and meant the meal for that night would not have been ready until close to nine o'clock. A good old standby was pulled and ready in 30 minutes tops (spaghetti and meatballs). I keep precooked meatballs in the freezer, jars of sauce and noodles in the pantry. Even if we don't have salad or bread to go with it, it is a standard and ready quickly. Even my older two can prepare this in a pinch (10 and 12 years).

Sorry for such a long comment.