Thankful Thursday

I am thankful for participating in no spend day number two and realizing I could improve on it.  I worked an event yesterday where I was unable to spend for 10.5 hours.  That helps minimize opportunity to purchase items.  Yet, I drove to the event.  For a full day of no spend, I think I should eliminate transportation, too.  

Still, I avoided spending and want to complete three monthly.  More, if possible.  I believe I can fulfill this pledge.  I am thankful for my support network.  It continues to evolve and grow.  I found out, yesterday, that one of my coworkers was born in a small village in Africa.  Her father was a minister, and they spent a fair amount of time traveling.  She is transcribing letters from her parents' past.  There was a love story between a European woman and her African husband.  She was given $10,000 when she was 35 years old as was one of her sisters.  Her mom asked them what they would do with the money.  Her sister said pay off debt while Martha said--take dad to Africa.  I loved that.  She had two small children at the time.  My coworker, Tyson, asked if she took her kids with her.  She said, no.  I left them home with my husband.  I also loved that, haha.  

Access to clean water and being warm.  I am thankful for that as well.  Always.  

I am thankful that I do not need prescription pills at this point in my life.  Super thankful for my health.  Health is directly tied to wealth.  Only to remind you that the current president just wrote an executive order to reverse prescription pills being lowered.  Basically, he is screwing over everyday Americans in favor of corporations.  It's nuts.  Sort through the chaos and focus on what is happening.  There is an attempt to distract and divide people.  Meanwhile, they are doing some shady ass shit to create more costs for working people.  Slashing regulations that protect our air quality, water, emergency services, healthcare.  Do not sit back and watch this happen.  We need to stay engaged and protect what rights we still have.  

Be loud.  Do not agree to take on more shit because you think there is nothing you can do.  And try to stay joyful.  That is something that I am struggling with.  It is easy to want to stay in bed and decrease interactions with people.  I do not have kids, but I have nieces, nephews and my friends have kids.  I want these children to thrive in a world that does not force a handful of beliefs of what is the acceptable way to live.  They should have the rights that I had, at least.  Access to making decisions regarding my body.  Being able to go to college, get an education and choose the unconventional lifestyle that I have always led.  I am so thankful for my life.