Week 11

In this week’s lesson, we talked a lot about balancing work life with home life. I have some real feelings about this especially of late, because I began working full time. I am managing a Hampton Inn & Suites. Luckily, my children are grown and gone. I have a new appreciation for women who have to raise their children alone. I am realizing just how many hours there are in a day, and how many hours are taken for my position in the work world. I have very little time now to get things done around the house, plan personal time, and plan time for things I love to do. I feel it to be a very delicate line to walk.

In our assignments we were asked to read the article, “Attitude on Money.” I suppose my attitude toward money is that it is a nuisance. I say that in the most respectful way, but the reason I say this is because money needs to be tended to all the time. We need to budget our money, pay our bills with money, put food on the table with money, we even need money to do something as simple as watch a movie. Weather we are watching a movie on television at home, or in a theater, you needed money to have that experience. Money is like a colicky baby. It makes itself known at all times and you need to tend to it constantly.

I suppose the way I view money affects the way I live because weather I have money or not, it affects behavior. Money, it can affect self-esteem, experiences in life, what friends you hang with, the type of clothes you wear, and the list goes on and on.

In the article, “Attitude on Money” there are rules for prospering. Those rules are:

1.     Seek the Lord and have hope in Him

2.     Keep the commandments. That includes the temporal ones, tithing and fast offerings.

3.     Think about money and plan how you can become self-reliant.

4.     Take advantage of chances for learning so you will not be ignorant of these matters. Education, as Pres. Hinckley has taught us, is the Key to opportunity.

5.     Learn the laws upon which the blessings of wealth are predicated.

6.     Do not send away the naked, the hungry, the thirsty or the sick or those who are held captive.

This class has been very good for me. It is opening my eyes about time, money, and work. I’m grateful for this opportunity to study these things.