As much as this phrase has a similar effect to ipecac on me I find it a noble quest. I have endless admiration for people who do what they love regardless of its prestige or paycheck. The other day I heard Jerry Seinfeld say this it's so true-If you wan't to make a lot of money do something so fun you don't care about getting paid and you will get paid. This is a philosophy that's a bit easier for him to follow than most of us. Still, I thought I'd give it a try. All this time unemployed going for jobs that are practical and I have less money now than a year ago. My bliss is most definitely writing. Unfortunately my job hunt takes too much time for me to do any serious writing but a blog I think I could manage.
Now here's your bliss tip of the day: I turned on my CBS Sunday Morning a little early and I caught the end of a sermon. The story was about a man who took $500,000 to his church to make a donation. Very calmly the priest refused him. "Void this check. Give it away in dollars and cents." "But that will take my whole life" "That, my son is the point." Many of us are financially strapped but we can still find a little bliss here and there. Put your change in donation jars. Look for donation tags for Children's Hospital or Cancer and add that dollar to your grocery purchase. If even that is too much to spare visit www.freerice.com and www.thehungersite.com With the latter you can click once a day on their many causes and corporate donors will provide support. The former is totally addictive-you simply answer trivia questions and for every correct answer 10 grains of rice are donated. You can play as long as you want and donate as much as you can earn. Also remember thrift stores like the Salvation Army. Everybody has stuff around their house they don't need and they could either be donated to shelters or resold in the shops.
Tomorrow, why coloring in a circle is very grown up...
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