“A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.”

-John Ruskin

More often then not, I find myself getting caught up in that silly thing called money. I find that no matter how much I have, I often feel I need more. Many times I have recognized this and many times I’ve stayed the same. I started realizing that it wasn’t even the fact that I didn’t have a pencil skirt, so I had to have one - it ended up being that I had 20 shades of blush, but I didn’t have that shade. So I therefore needed that shade. You see, if I saw anyone else acting like this, I wouldn’t even hesitate to judge them. I might think they’re selfish, greedy, and unreasonable and I wouldn’t even think of the fact that I’m the exact same way. I’d like to think that even though I’m able to have those luxuries, that I still understand and can empathize with those who can’t have them. And in truth, I was so disgustingly far away from that. I got so caught up in myself, that I lost touch with others.

So I’m a christian and for Lent, i’m not only giving up buying any luxuries for myself, but i’m also spending every single day (minus Sundays, because Sundays are always subtracted from Lent…I never really understood that) which adds up to 40 days, doing some random act of kindness. Whether it be to a friend or a total stranger, I want to spread a little love, and see where it takes me.

In the end that’s not to say that if you have the money, you still shouldn’t buy luxuries because that’s not the problem. The problem is losing touch with reality. The problem is forgetting that “A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.”

♥.Peace.♥