Paying Debts

My beloved cousin, Kenneth wrote a poem called, Paying Dues, some time ago.�� I thought of him and his poem today while creating this post.�� We pay our dues and we pay our debts.�� Nothing is given to us for free and we generally earn the things that we enjoy.�� That includes our spiritual rewards and our material pleasures.

Spiritual rewards simply come by applying the Golden Rule. ��Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.�� It is a basic law that works and assures a rich harvest.�� But sometimes, we miss the mark and when we do, it is our responsibility to ��fess up�� and make amends whenever possible.�� If an apology is due after an affront, then we should try to make things right or at least tolerable so all may live in peaceful co-existence.�� Now, that is a term that I have not heard in a while.

On the material plane, it��s that time of year where many of us are creating a lot of debt in order to have a joyous holiday.�� Those debts can add up as we shop. That little voice says, ��Just one more thing, please.�� And we go on and drop it in the cart and our credit cards moan in pain as we stretch them to their limits.�� So, we have to make lists, schedules and get a handle on our debt.�� Starting the New Year off in deep debt is never a good idea.

I personally try to keep my creditors quiet as I pay my debts and put one foot in front of the other. I may use a calendar or sheets of paper listing who��s owed and what amounts. Paying up can be a pain, but on the second thought, it is actually a pleasurable occasion. I am always happy when I have enough to use��bill pay or write checks.

We should never pay those bills grudgingly because for every debt, there was a service rendered. It could be for our roofs, lights, phones or Internet service.�� We should bless our providers and know that we needed their products to exist comfortably in 2014.

Being in the clear gives us a light feeling and a sense of liberty after we have handled the business at hand.�� And while we are paying financial debts, we should also share our debt of gratitude with those people who helped us along the way. Their spontaneous assistance gave us a chance to be here to click the mouse!

��Freedom is low overhead, ��according to Various Attractions.

Lynn �� November 30, 2014