Material Possessions

Good afternoon to everyone!
I was just outside having a cigarette and had a thought about everything material.
    Everyone loves having new stuff, cool stuff and everything from gidgets to gadgets and the like. I am no exception. However, it occurred to me that there was no amount of material possessions that could have bought me happiness or love.
     My pride and joy for the longest time was my backwoods blue 4x4 truck. I loved that thing. Unfortunately, I had pumped so much money into it and at the end, it was only half as good as it would ever be. I ended up selling it last year as it was on my continuous list of "things I gotta do".
     Since I have entered into my new life, these things make less of a difference to me than they used to. I've been fairly engrossed in the people around me such as my awesome boyfriend and stepchildren.
     So I thought, what drives people to make money, not unlike how I used to be. Is it pride? Self-worth? In a twisted sense of thinking, I used to measure all those things by what I had in my bank account. It was an easy way of dealing with issues that had less to do with money and more to do with life in general.
     I have everything I need and more. I want for nothing and if I do want something, I tend to either make it myself or go out and get the materials for said project. At this point, I would encourage everyone to concentrate on the people in your life rather than material possessions. After all, it's harder to cuddle with a set of dj turntables than it is with a person you love.
    On a very tandem note, I will be buying another truck someday. It was a lot of fun. And I would really like to take my boyfriend 4x4ing.

True Happiness

Dear friends, family, things that go bump in the night (like me) and fuzzy little creatures,
It occurred to me this morning that I have a great life. I have space, breathing room and inspiration. And love. How could I forget the constant love that surrounds moi.
       I do most of my best thinking when I sleep. I don't know how many of you out there have dreams about a new way to make delicious apple treats or organizing a certain space in your home. Of course, I dream about other things as well on a more surreal plane of thinking but practical, logical processes of thought are what dominate my mind.
      I keep being told by the loved peoples that surround me that I am actually fairly strong. This is new to me. To be quite honest, it disturbs me a little bit because now I have to find that happy medium where I'm not inadvertently being violent when I try to cuddle things like my cats or my loved peoples. In grade 3, my class had a hamster mascot where we would take turns taking care of it each recess. It was my turn one day and after filling it's food bowl up, I proceeded to cuddle it too hard and ended up killing the poor unsuspecting little creature. I want to reiterate at this point that I love animals in general a lot. I love everything from the creepy crawlies to the massive monstrosities in our world. Maybe I ought to be more careful and be a little more sensitive to everyone around me.
      In closing, I would like to address once more how good life is. I don't think I've had this much time off since I was 19. I have been given an opportunity to create, love and feel life at it's fullest. Most days I feel like I'm glowing like a firefly.