Brain juice everywhere

A couple of months ago I bought a book titled, “Rich Woman” by Kim Kiyosaki, but of course never got around to reading it. I just liked the title, and I guess I’d hoped that by having the book in the house, I’d become one through osmosis or something. Also, I have a tendency to buy stuff like this and read it, only to find out that the only way to ‘get rich’ is to send the author a crap-load of money to ‘find out the secret.’ Of course, that is the secret with the books I’ve bought in the past; write a book promising to deliver the secret to wealth, when the secret is to find suckers dumb enough to send money. But the title intrigued me, as did the blurb under it – “Because I hate being told what to do!” That would describe me pretty good.

So, the day comes when, once again, I am depressed with my life, wanting change while fighting the small voice in my head saying, “Why bother? You’re just gonna wake up dead someday like Dad and Jim.” I would imagine there are many widows out there that have heard the same voice in their heads. It’s a real tough thought to overcome, but I refuse to simply give up. So, anyway, it was on one of those days when this book crawled out of whatever corner it had been hiding in and slapped me upside the head. I started reading it, and it was like a lightbulb going off in my head (yeah, I know; pretty cliche). While I was reading it, I realized that I had been haphazardly attempting to do something like this system for years. Deep down on a gut level, I’ve always resisted the statement that you must ‘get a job and work harder’ to get ahead. I’ve always believed in the saying ‘work smarter, not harder.’ I have friends that tell me on an almost weekly basis that I ‘need to get a job.’ Granted, I do need to do something more than sit around the house wishing for what will never be again. But joining the rat race really has no appeal to me. I don’t like the thought of someone else telling me when I can and can’t travel or take time for myself.

So anyway, I read the book, went to the website (where I discovered more books! Yippee!) and I finally feel as if I might be moving in a positive direction in my life. No, I’m not running out to join the rat race, and if I can figure out the investment direction I want to go in and start moving there, perhaps I won’t ever have to join the rat race. I am also feeling almost alive for the first time in over a year; I am excited about something, finally!! I have researching and learning to do, which will keep me occupied for the rest of my life.

What a great way to feel. Better enjoy it while it lasts, cause I know I’m not done with the ‘bad days’ quite yet. Although they are getting further and further apart, thank God.