I learned a good lesson today about sacrifice and I understand now more than ever that it’s never too late to relearn the things you thought you knew. It’s not easy to tell yourself no, to tell yourself you won’t buy something or eat out when the shoes you just passed look so sexy and that chocolate cake is to die for.

Everyday we get the chance to exercise our will power. Everyday we are confronted with what we’re willing to live with and give up. And although it may not be something huge like leasing a car so you won’t have to take the bus, we constantly make decisions that affect our future. While tomorrow is not guaranteed it would truly be foolish to live like you didn’t have to pay for yesterday’s mistakes because whether we like it or not money makes the world go round. I believe love keeps us sane while we’re spinning, but money will determine where you stand and there’s no way to avoid it.

So today I learned how to sacrifice. I learned how to see all the pieces of the puzzle for exactly what they are and decide what I was going to do about it and as sad as I am now I’m proud of what I did today. Surprisingly I’m also relatively happy about moving forward from this point. To say I was jumping for joy would be a lie, but knowing that I made a great decision is what I’ll hold onto.

I don’t know what to tell you to do to make living with your decisions easier, but perhaps knowing there are people around you doing the same helps.

Take care.

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