Unhappy People

We are really living in a world that is so full of unhappy people! Even the young folks are unhappy, but most of them don't have a clue why they are unhappy. To me unhappiness for some young people is a learned behavior. They frown not knowing the meaning of the word frown. They get mad not even knowing what mad is. When I was young and called myself getting mad and frowning, my mom use to tell me that I don't know what mad is. And to frown that was far from my vocabulary. She then say but wait til I get grown and on my own. Life has a way of knocking you down, causing reasons for being mad, but you still have to keep on keeping on. Bills will not only make you frown when there is not enough money at the end of the month, bills can make you cry. Then not only will you have a reason to frown, but you will also know the true meaning behind your frown. I know I was not the only kid then nor are my kids the only ones now, who show such expressions. We are living in a day and time where every little or big thing we do for our kids, they are basically not satisfied until or unless they get their way. You do your best and all that you can for your kids, but to them it still never is enough. I remember telling someone who is an adult that was always complaining about this and that, even if it was something of my belongings; there still was a complaint. I said that they are not paying my bills, nor doing nothing for me. "I now find myself telling my kids that they are not paying bills, nor buying food, etc..., so they have no room to be mad, frown, nor complain." In reality we at times have to give it to our kids straight, instead of putting up with their not being satisfied nonsense, and complaints.

Pennies Are Worthy

Tell that to people who cares! There was a time in my life, even in my adult life that I could not stand pennies! Not because I thought that I was to good for them, because I was not. But for some strange reason I just could not stand pennies!! Let alone to keep them. Every penny that came my way, in the trash it would go! I have thrown dozen upon dozen of pennies away. As I grew older and wiser I learned that pennies are worthy to be kept, saved, and spent. I have learned to appreciate pennies, I now love pennies and pennies have been apart of my life now for keeps, and I will never throw away another penny as long as I live. Pennies have came in handy when I did not have cash or other coins. Or even had cash and other coins, but needed pennies as backup. I am glad that the madness I once showed toward pennies have turned into such great LOVE! I sometimes wonder about the could have been, but I don't beat myself up about it, because what was done is done. And I have learned better! You learn better, you do better! But my wondering mind of what could have been is the fact that pennies that I threw away, I maybe could have been a weathly woman by now. Not that I am poor, because I am not, and I love my life. I often think about the woman who saved a million pennies a few years ago and she was considered a millionaire. Not so much that she was considered a millionaire, because she then became a millionaire after the calculation of her pennies. I do not want to be rich, but the amount of pennies I could have saved sure makes me wonder my total count!