Super Woman

Mama never said that I may not be able to fulfill my aspiration to be Super Woman. I turned in my stay-at-home mom badge for a working mom badge and found out that Suzy has a lot of trouble making her home when she is at work. I will never be Super Woman.

At what point did women decide that the "best" thing for our families was to contribute to the bank account instead of the family account?

I took pride in the accomplishments of family. I liked checking backpacks, working on homework projects, being a room mom, making sure the house was clean, having the laundry done, and cooking for my family.

I know it eases the financial burden from my husbands back now that I am working, but I secretly wish that I was still at home. I had it all together then. Now my world seems to be caotic. I have found that over the past six months I have spent more time whining and trying to catch up on sleep than enjoying what matters most. Is it possible to have it all and be content?

I read a blog the other night and realized how content I was with what little we had. I am more stressed now than I have ever been and it is because I lost focus of that contentment. What do we really need to survive?

God, love, water, food, shelter, and clothes.

I think the world has tricked us into thinking that the only way to be happy is to have things. I think the people who have the most things are the least content people in the world. I see them
every day on TV, we idolize their lives from afar. We don't see all of the despair in their lives until something tragic happens to them. We are tricked into believing that what they have will make us happy. As a exceptional blogger said, "happiness is fleeting", being content will cause you to find inner peace.

I am going to focus on finding that inner peace and be content with all of the wonderful blessings that God has given me. I am so fortunate to have all of the people in my life that he has lent to me. I know that they are worth more than any paycheck. I think that instead of wishing I had it all I will be content with what I have...I am pretty super because of God's blessings.