Ejercicios Pensantes

It’s been a long time without a job; let’s say about three years or more.  For the past two years or so, I have survived thanks to the help of my parents (who are retired) and to the help of kind and nice people and friends who are generous enough to make my life a little better. Working on my own has been always a good option either to add up to the regular income or to make a living.  But for some reason, it’s not working now and it did not work for two years, not enough. When I was younger I raised my three children on my own, as a single mother, even though I was and I am divorced.  Fifty percent of the salary was to pay a maid, a nanny and/or the nursery so there was never a chance to save for the future or for buying a house or a car. Right now I am 50, I live in a small town where there used to be a lot of work but things have changed drastically in the last 5 years.  There are not many chances to make money unless you are young and pay back wit...

You can't make positive choices for the rest of your life without an environment that makes those choices easy, natural, and enjoyable. -Deepak Chopra You don’t realize how the lack of basic supplies can change your mood until your quality of life becomes very poor.  Of course you know positive attitudes help to bring about change but no matter how hard you try to stay calm and full of hope, there comes a time when you just feel helpless letting despair run your life. When you get up you sure need certain supplies if you want to enjoy healthy life:  You need water, soap, toothpaste, toilet paper and of course food.  So unless  you are Mother Teresa of Calcutta or you are planning to become a Saint there’s no way you can enjoy life if you are unemployed and you are about to become homeless every month. Your will becomes weaker because you can no longer choose what to eat or what to do.  You just eat what you can get or what people share with you;...