You're a good hubbie!

I try

heehee... does your wife work at night?

yeah, she has been on the 3rd shift for a couple months now. Its pretty strange.

g'night bud

that must be tough on you as a family??

hmmmm, spiritessence. Well, I haven't had to work for the last few months. That makes it easier in some ways, hard in others.

like I have enough time to take care of the abode, that we haven't the time between the two of us for a few years. So that makes a lot

better. But then of course after Kris went through all this school, it is hard for her to actually work 40/wk at a "real job", I wouldn't

want her job. Of course, she wouldn't want to be in construction, either, 'specially independent contracting like I have been.

And being a stay-at-home dad can be rough on the American Ego. For both me and her and "family." At the end of the day, its all about the

girls. We work every day with eating good, learning, exercising, stretching, all kinds of good stuff. Money can't buy what we've got. . .

which is good because we don't have much money.

I am learning about what's important. Money is nice, but it doesn't substitute for having a good partner, great children, friends -

All those things that no amount of money can buy

this is so true. I'm the "average" guy trying to live by all the great little sayings people think sound good. It puts me in line with the

"greater" energies - but as far as the egos, and "society," I feel like I'm swimming upstream. Been working on this from the inside. . .

I can definitely relate to that! I am finding I have to keep working at it. Definitely out of sync with most of society

Including my family for the most part. It's ok though, I can only be me.

As Wayne Dyer says, "What anyone else thinks of me is their business"!

you said it

Yeah, I like Wayne a lot. I am trying to figure out what the gap is between these great teachers and the people who buy their material-

me too! people like me!

but don't seem to take the stuff to heart. It's like money gets in the way, or its just people's egos and money is the "god" they

unconsciously worship.

I know this sounds preachy - I'm not anti-money. It's the user that makes the tool good or bad.

I know a lot about money, finance, etc. For instance all these current economic problems are completely bogus. . .

If people would stop watching the news and start using common sense- they would see they are being lied to and stolen from.

But they want to cling to the illusion that if things are "the way they are," then they can "get ahead." Egos are outta control around here

and it only hurts people, their happiness, their children. . . I can only address whats in front of me - so I am encouraged.

I'm not overly worried about "everyone else," but I like to know what I'm dealing with.