It's Sunday and am just trying to do a bit of reflection. As humans, our desires are endless and therefore we feel we need endless resources to meet them. This is untrue for the most parts because resources are scarce and finite, and also we tend to exaggerate the things we actually need.
It can be so bad that we become anxious over some unmet financial goal even when we experience growth and there is no real need for such a goal in the first place. A lot of us have experienced elevated financial status over the last couple of years which we don't even take note of. It is indeed very easy to be caught up in the rat race called life.
How many of us take time to reflect on how much we have experienced transformations over our financial position though? We certainly should be grateful enough to acknowledge growth at the very least. If we only wait for significant milestones we may become blind to our own growth.
Gratitude is important. I personally am in a much better position financially than I was last year, even though I am still eager for more growth and quite ambitious about how far I can get with my finances. It is funny, at a time I was even forced to borrow some money from friends and family (and even hivers, thanks Taraz), but now I have no need to borrow and even give out on periodic basis depending on my capacity.
Hive has a very good gratitude system that helps acknowledge milestones. Thanks to Hivebuzz, we are always in the know when we achieve certain milestones and it even helps us celebrate. This is the way it should be, no matter how little or insignificant it may seem. Ever notice that when you receive notifications of meeting a certain milestone there is always the target of achieving the next milestone?
If we don't celebrate small wins we can quickly become overwhelmed and resentful about our lack of growth. I have certainly been here when paying medical expenses for a family member made me question my income. The truth was it had grown, but the needs at the time just made it overwhelming. Gratitude helps put things in perspective and propels us to make better decisions in a way.
The things am most grateful for about my personal finances are having a relatively stable job and finally deciding to take Hive (and crypto) seriously. The improvements have been significant and it seems there is now so much to look forward to compared to how things were.
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