A matter of perspective
Feb. 12th, 2012 01:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
redback_bites23I imagine all my pieces of crockery to be individually made, and or collected and handpicked...not the pieces of crap that they are...but at least I have plates to eat off and if I don't want to do the dishes I can just throw the lot out and replace them again.
I think about the time when I might be able to walk into a shop and be ok with spending $100 on a shirt...but hey, I have some really awesome op shop shirts and it's not such a tragedy if something happens to them. I have the ability to find good ones and look ok, and I can afford to buy 'new' clothes, and I have a wardrobe to put them in.
I think about how great it would be to have my own studio space, instead of one small room and a bit of a garage to work in, but hey, I'm lucky I went to art school and I have a degree and I can use my creativity in so many ways.
I get frustrated at my body because it doesn't always work the way I want it to and I've been tired for months and I just want some energy again, but hey, I have access to good health care, I have private health insurance and I am way, way better off than someone with a full on disability or illness of some kind.
I worry about my aging parents and it makes me sad to see my dad turning into and old man...but hey, I have parents that both love me and would never want me to be sad about them. They do ok, they own their own home and both have many many interests to fill their days. And my mum is finally retiring after working 35 years in a job that she started while I was kid to earn a few extra $$.
I worry that I am not being a good girlfriend to both my girlfriends and I sometimes fret that I could do better. I could somehow show them more effectively how much I love and care about them and make them feel safe with me..but hey, I am very fortunate and have worked hard on relationships to even be able to have two girlfriends who care about me so much. Some people don't have one that is anywhere nearly as amazing as mine.
I get concerned that I don't reach out and make friends and keep them and sometimes I feel lonely...but when I stop and think I have friends, I just need to try harder and change the way I do some things, I am lucky I have friends who love me, I have friends who I have had for well over 20 years.
I get annoyed at people who are younger than me, with less qualifications who are in jobs that pay them megabucks...but hey, I have chosen my path and have only worked in jobs that are in line with my personal values for many years now. I choose jobs where I can be totally myself and not hide in any kinds of closets, whereas many people do not like their jobs.
I would love to be able to buy my own house, sometimes it feels so far away. This would give me security that I just don't feel I have..but hey, I can afford to rent a house that is comfortable and warm and gives me shelter, not like many people in Australia and people overseas who don't even have access to fresh water.
I think about the time when I might be able to walk into a shop and be ok with spending $100 on a shirt...but hey, I have some really awesome op shop shirts and it's not such a tragedy if something happens to them. I have the ability to find good ones and look ok, and I can afford to buy 'new' clothes, and I have a wardrobe to put them in.
I think about how great it would be to have my own studio space, instead of one small room and a bit of a garage to work in, but hey, I'm lucky I went to art school and I have a degree and I can use my creativity in so many ways.
I get frustrated at my body because it doesn't always work the way I want it to and I've been tired for months and I just want some energy again, but hey, I have access to good health care, I have private health insurance and I am way, way better off than someone with a full on disability or illness of some kind.
I worry about my aging parents and it makes me sad to see my dad turning into and old man...but hey, I have parents that both love me and would never want me to be sad about them. They do ok, they own their own home and both have many many interests to fill their days. And my mum is finally retiring after working 35 years in a job that she started while I was kid to earn a few extra $$.
I worry that I am not being a good girlfriend to both my girlfriends and I sometimes fret that I could do better. I could somehow show them more effectively how much I love and care about them and make them feel safe with me..but hey, I am very fortunate and have worked hard on relationships to even be able to have two girlfriends who care about me so much. Some people don't have one that is anywhere nearly as amazing as mine.
I get concerned that I don't reach out and make friends and keep them and sometimes I feel lonely...but when I stop and think I have friends, I just need to try harder and change the way I do some things, I am lucky I have friends who love me, I have friends who I have had for well over 20 years.
I get annoyed at people who are younger than me, with less qualifications who are in jobs that pay them megabucks...but hey, I have chosen my path and have only worked in jobs that are in line with my personal values for many years now. I choose jobs where I can be totally myself and not hide in any kinds of closets, whereas many people do not like their jobs.
I would love to be able to buy my own house, sometimes it feels so far away. This would give me security that I just don't feel I have..but hey, I can afford to rent a house that is comfortable and warm and gives me shelter, not like many people in Australia and people overseas who don't even have access to fresh water.
