3165: Having Enough by J. Money of Budgets Are Sexy on Personal Development & Self-Improvement

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[00:01:02] This is optimal living daily episode 31 65

[00:01:05] Having enough by J money of budgets are sexy calm

[00:01:09] Anime narrator Justin Malik reading articles to give us a little step in the right direction every single day

[00:01:16] And with that let's get right to it and continue optimizing your life

[00:01:24] Having enough by J money of budgets are sexy calm

[00:01:29] Every few weeks I'll lean into my wife and whisper if I were to die tomorrow. I'd be a happy man

[00:01:36] It freaks her that out and rightfully so but it's a reminder to her and more importantly to myself

[00:01:43] That as of this day in time, I have enough I

[00:01:47] Have enough love I have enough things and I almost have enough money

[00:01:53] It's a pretty powerful thing to realize

[00:01:56] When you truly have enough you no longer spend energy or time chasing stuff in hopes they fulfill you

[00:02:03] You still desire things like say millions of dollars or a six pack of beer or six pack abs

[00:02:11] But you know deep down that you don't need any of that to be happy. They're just wants

[00:02:17] You're thankful for what you have and you count your blessings for it. Everything else is just gravy

[00:02:24] My friend Donna summed it up perfectly in a past article of hers

[00:02:28] I have everything I need and some of what I want

[00:02:32] How many people get to say that man to mean it?

[00:02:36] That line has stuck with me for over a year and a half now

[00:02:40] How beautiful it is to realize such a thing?

[00:02:43] How many people do we know who's genuinely satisfied with their lives and not forever chasing fulfillment and faux fulfillment at that?

[00:02:52] She later went on to divulge her income and why she's now fine living off

[00:02:58] $36,000 a year instead of

[00:03:01] $85,000 a year and it's an interesting read if you ever have a few seconds to check it out

[00:03:06] So how do you become content with a life so financially driven and fast-paced?

[00:03:11] By taking time to look around and acknowledge what you're thankful for right now

[00:03:16] It's a lot harder to want more when you realize just how much you already have

[00:03:22] For example, here are the things that first come to mind when I stop and do this exercise myself. I

[00:03:28] Have two beautiful boys. I have one beautiful wife

[00:03:32] I have a roof over my head with furniture and internet and electricity to keep me warm

[00:03:39] I have tons of food and running water to keep our bellies full. I have a job

[00:03:44] I feel gives me purpose. I have a nest egg of money

[00:03:47] That's knock on wood growing and I have a beating heart and a pulse that last one is pretty important

[00:03:55] But how often do you stop and consider that?

[00:03:58] How many people do you know who will never get more time here on earth?

[00:04:02] If you were to die the second you finished hearing the sentence would you be passing on with a smile on your face?

[00:04:08] I don't mean to get all sentimental up in here, but these are the things we often overlook in the midst of our chaotic lives

[00:04:15] We're constantly chasing that next thing

[00:04:18] Whatever it is and rarely take a few moments to soak in everything. We've accomplished so far

[00:04:24] When we hit $1,000 in savings, we want to hurry up and get to $2,000 when we pay off one credit card

[00:04:31] We want to hurry up and pay off the second as soon as we get a promotion at work

[00:04:35] We want to go for the next one all noble feats, which of course we should always strive for

[00:04:41] But we also need to be better about relishing what we have now and give ourselves paths on the back too

[00:04:48] Here I'll give you a couple seconds to pause and think of one beautiful thing in your life right now

[00:04:54] Close your eyes if no one's watching and if you're not driving or moving and really concentrate on it

[00:05:01] How would you feel if it were gone?

[00:05:03] How much better is your life with this thing in it?

[00:05:07] I sometimes have these moments in life where I'm walking down the street alone and then all of a sudden feel this warmth of pure joy

[00:05:15] Wash over me as if to remind me to slow down for a hot minute and remember what living's about

[00:05:21] I don't know where the heck it comes from or why it occurs when it does. It only happens every three to four years

[00:05:28] But in those flashing seconds, I'm the happiest I've ever felt

[00:05:33] And then wonder if I'm about to be scooped away and lifted into the heavens

[00:05:37] The point of all this of course is just to remind you that things aren't so horrible all the time

[00:05:43] We will have our shi-days and things that'll happen to us will never quite understand

[00:05:49] But we'll also have a ton of joy and accomplished dreams come our way that we could never have imagined as well

[00:05:56] In short, we have to do a better job of being thankful for what we have in this moment right now

[00:06:02] While we still have it because Lord knows what our future holds

[00:06:07] You just listen to the post titled having enough by Jay money of budgets are sexy comm and I'll be right back with my commentary

[00:06:19] Take it a J

[00:06:21] Yesterday, I was talking about how everything becomes normalized after some time like getting a new car

[00:06:27] It's great at first but within a couple of months at least in my experience

[00:06:32] You're not really thinking about how nice it is to drive this new car

[00:06:36] And yet we often find ourselves wanting these things just because even if we don't necessarily need a new car

[00:06:43] I think the theme coming up on this podcast from time to time is one of the main reasons why I'm still driving my 12 year old car

[00:06:51] It might not be like full electric and new but it works well

[00:06:55] It gets me to where I need to go is known to be safe and reliable and actually it gets pretty good gas mileage

[00:07:03] Having a new car would be nice of course

[00:07:05] But when I think about the cost versus the very temporary happiness I'll get from a new car

[00:07:10] It just doesn't make sense for me right now. It will eventually but hopefully I can get some more years out of the one

[00:07:17] I have now

[00:07:18] So I don't know about you, but I appreciate this reminder because without it

[00:07:23] Who knows maybe I would have spent thousands of dollars by now, but those dollars instead are earning interest or they're actually invested

[00:07:32] So something to think about today

[00:07:33] Hopefully you can appreciate some of the things that you already have and I appreciate you being here every day with me

[00:07:40] That's what's kept me going all these years

[00:07:42] Have a great rest of your day, and I'll see you tomorrow where your optimal life awaits