Absolutely everything is getting more expensive. You have to watch out for your favorite shops playing tricks on your wallet. Where it has been cheaper to buy in bulk my whole life, I've noticed that it is often less expensive to buy, say, two twelve packs versus the 24 pack. The bigger pack of chicken may be double the price of the smaller and buying two small packs is the better deal.
Businesses are taking advantage of our busy schedules, over stimulation, and habits to trick us into spending more money. Brands that I have been buying for years don't taste the same. This all seems like a bad thing, but I've been thinking, what if it's a good thing?
Yeah, I know companies trying to take advantage of us is definitely not a good thing, but it has woken me up to being more aware. I have to read labels to make sure I'm putting quality ingredients in my body. I'm having to pay attention to price tags. I'm becoming more aware of being consious about where I place my attention.
With AI, I'm having to do more research before I just believe what I see on a news article, or in headlines. I pay attention to what's going on in and around major events, incase they are using one headline to hide another or are pushing an agenda. Or maybe even forgo the news altogether.
The world we live in today is a completely different place than the one I grew up in. I feel like things are no longer in a place were we can afford to live life the way we have always lived it. The way people make a living is changing. We are living in a global economy, vs waiting for things to be shipped in to your local store so you can peruse the isles. It's no longer a place where you have to have money to make money. You can make money with a cell phone and a gimmick.
Sure I haven't got it all figured out yet, but I know an idea can be worth as much or more than a truck full of cargo you could sell. A viral video could jump start a career you never saw coming.
I'm now at a place where I feel myself grieving a lost world that I felt safe in, but excited to meet the new one.
You see people are waking up. They are starting to realize that they have been conditioned to look the other way, to stay in there own lane. They have been tricked into thinking they have no power. But your attention is power, your devotion is power, your loyalty is power. Companies are spending millions to attract those things, and paying celebrities millions to gain your following, your loyalty.
We are coming to a place where we need to wake up and choose wisely. Where your attention flows energy goes. What do you want the world to look like for your children and your childrens children. If we continue to give our money to tyrants who don't care about the future because they aren't going to be around to see it, we are throwing away our childrens future.
But the opposite also rings true. If we can give our dollars to people who care about the world and want to see a future full of thriving people living life to the fullest we will create a different world for our future generations. But it's not only about our attention and the dollar. It's many layers deeper.
As long as we are living our lives in survival mode, that is what the future will look like too. We owe it to ourselves and our children to heal ourselves and our world and learn what it looks like to do more than just survive. We need to learn to live outside of the box. We need to stop following the trends and figure out how to follow our own authentic version of life, while keeping in mind we need to leave a better world for the future than the one that was left for us.
That means figuring out what habits and routines are feeding the future we want to see. Be the change you want to see in the world. Wake up, it's a beautiful place when you learn how to see it.
Anyways Have a Blessed Day
Delila Bishop
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