Healthy Relationships Support Group
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I need to say this more often. Life is such a struggle for me right now as far as making money that I'm just not feeling very romantic (although I DO feel EXTREMELY sexual, the worse the struggle gets). So I think this tag-line, whether SHE wants any more than friendship, is my standard modus operandi at this time.
Can anyone else relate to the economic struggle and how it creates an enormous amount of stress and tension in relationships? If we've all "arrived" financially, are where we want to be, and have a savings for the future, I think love would come a lot easier!
Maybe a lot of this has to do with our own desires for material things, and living in the style of what we want. I just want to live frugally, pay off debt and save at this point; I've bought myself all the "toys" that I want, now I just want to dig in deep, work hard in something that I'm really passionate about, relax, enjoy a beautiful day with someone, uncrack spiritual as well as physical pleasures, and be happy! I'm so tired of the struggle to make money...the rest of my life is wonderful!
Can anyone else relate to the economic struggle and how it creates an enormous amount of stress and tension in relationships? If we've all "arrived" financially, are where we want to be, and have a savings for the future, I think love would come a lot easier!
Maybe a lot of this has to do with our own desires for material things, and living in the style of what we want. I just want to live frugally, pay off debt and save at this point; I've bought myself all the "toys" that I want, now I just want to dig in deep, work hard in something that I'm really passionate about, relax, enjoy a beautiful day with someone, uncrack spiritual as well as physical pleasures, and be happy! I'm so tired of the struggle to make money...the rest of my life is wonderful!
You just want to wake up and not worry about money, you'll be alright!
During one of my daughter's naps I sat down with a piece of paper and wrote it all down. My fears, hopes, dreams etc etc. It was a loooooooong list, but you know what? It felt good to write it all down and next thing I knew I was working again in a job with an even better salary than before. I also read "The Secret" and even though I'm usually very down to earth, I decided to give it a go. Believe in it, believe in it, believe in it....
I don't know if this will work for you, perhaps you don't even need it. There are still a few things I would like to change in my life: bigger house, better health ah you know what I mean, but at the end of the day I'm not doing so bad :)
How have you tackled this all?
But, after several job interviews and applications that led nowhere, I began talking to people (The Secret-!) about what I was looking to do, work part-time to keep the free-lance status alive, and happened to meet a really aggressive marketing guy who is trying to get his wedding business started, while we were standing in line together in the post office! So, while I was really wanting to do something completely different than the wedding biz, I thought, y'know what? The wedding biz has been good to me...let's dig in deeper, help this guy with his marketing, and make a bigger go of it!
We've had our growing pains and it's been stressful, both on a personal and professional level, but we're generally on the same page, have found a groove here, are working together harmoniously and the biz is beginning to roll-! So now's the time to swallow whatever pride I had, dig in, work hard and be grateful.
Thanks!