I have a story to share!
Twenty One Years ago, I was pregnant getting ready to deliver our beautiful baby boy into the world. We were young, we just purchased our new home, got married, both of us were only working part-time and we felt it was the right time to bring a baby into the world. It may not have been the greatest financial decision at that time for us, but we have the most handsome, beautiful, kind man and everyday he teaches me the meaning of life. Ok, I am being a mom, back to the story of the why, I am telling you all this.
I was in the hospital a few hours earlier then I needed to be because it was the blackout of 94, the fear of not getting me to the hospital due to the weather, I had to sign in early, so that gave me the time to read a magazine. Over the years I have wondered many times, why this magazine would be waiting here for us to read. I’m guessing a Parent Magazine. It’s not like we could return our babies and go back. Well I guess we could, but that wasn’t my plan on that day, but it did stay with me all those years later. What was the Article?
The Article was all about how a baby’s first year could cost parents up to Ten-Thousand Dollars. As I’m reading this article about to have a baby and zero dollars to our name, at that time all our money had to go to bills. I remember that day questioning how we would do it, having zero dollars. Some mornings we woke with no money for bread, are we in over our head I asked, but there is no turning back now. I am in the hospital, about to deliver my baby and I’m reading that we now have to come up with another Ten-Thousand Dollars. The reality was the word “could”. Twenty One Years ago, I was young, fearless, and maybe I never worried back then, but finishing the story we got through one day at a time. We never ate good steaks, we did without lots and we made it through. Why am I telling you this Story?
The 2016 budget has got me worried, angry and bitter and I do believe we will all get through, but we need to help each other. How will we do that? My approach is a little different, I have decided to grow green onions on my windowsill, one dime at a time. You may laugh but please hear me through.
Growing green onions will remind us of our values and to slow down, spend less and fill ourselves up with the inexpensive things that brings pure joy, love and peace.
Growing green onions on my windowsill will remind me to slow down, spend less and fill myself up with the inexpensive things that brings us joy, love and peace. It will help me recognize to give hope to others that are feeling weighted down now with another financial bill of the NL levy. The other expenses we cannot see, only feel but another bill can be very heavy on the shoulders of our neighbors, loved ones and even ourselves, when we are already maxed out. How can we lift this darkness and shine our light again, green onions will only save us dimes?
I fear, worry and pray that a solution will be found to solve this darkness and our light will shine bright again. The only solution I can come up with, has been taught for years and not all people practices this but it isn’t a secret either. What is this solution?
We need to stick together and have patience, gratitude, love, kindness, support, just be nice and remember you don’t know the story of the next person you meet and they may be weighted down with so many problems, so instead of judgement lend them a smile. Maybe tell them the green onion story and encourage them to buy some green onions for their windowsill, one dime at a time, little pockets of hope, we will eliminate this darkness with kindness, love and support for each other.
Sending light of love to you all, and remember lets sing, laugh and dance our way through!
Angela