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  1. Realistic Vision

    An open reality that defines what is important. It also defines how you see yourself in the big picture of the world. Once focused, value and perspective changes. Normally I think this takes place as we age. Not always.

    I have become more of a minimalist. Not that I get rid of all my possessions, more that I have no need or want for many things. I have begun to use things I have stored and enjoy them. I have given away and donated things I will never again use. I have only needs for replacing something worn out that is needed.

    My hobbies and work include application programming and problem solving both of which give me a sense of pride and involve little or no cost. I study new processes online and also experiment with new ideas.

    I have found real joy doing home improvement , whether painting or fixing things and taking the time to complete with perfection.

    It was not always this way for me. In the past I had a laundry list of perceived needs and wants and was not ever really happy. I worked hard to keep this going. I was never happy.

    At the time my daughter went to college I knew as I had saved I would not be enough. I would need to work more or something. I realized I was storing stuff from family things to whatever and paying a lot to do so. By minimizing what was not ever needed I saved. I cut the cord and got rid of cable tv which was not that hard. I stopped buying stuff. I rode public transportation to work. I moved home phone # to google voice. I stopped eating out and many other things.

    The end result was I walked more, learned more and was actually happier and never felt I lost anything. All of this continued long past paying for college and still today.

    Looking back as a Kid, I would visit family and we would play games and do puzzles and talk and I have wonderful memories of this. Today I work on issues and try to spend time learning and developing my skills. The process is going back to being a kid and being happy without having expenses. Often we associate value with expense?

    Much happier today than fifteen years ago,

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