sometimes we just need to get something that makes us happy..it might make us better people

or something to that effect - lynette of desperate housewives

yes i've made fun of my fren's irrititating habit of quoting from shows often enuff..but i cant help but quote from this. its like suddenly.. i had an epiphany....a "ting!"

but isnt it all so true? you tell yrself you hv to make certain sacrifices for the greater good. n then u go on whining abt yr life n the sacrifices you've made. what happens if you'd made that small allowance to yrself....allow yrself one small bit of luxury. who knows...you might end up happier...n our quality of life in turn would be better...n we'd end up treating others around us that much better...which will then naturally make us better people!

of cos lynette's example is a bit extreme. i mean....i'd never even think of owning a US$900 suit. the extravagance! then again that amount of money might be a mere sum to her. *shrugs*

what i have in mind are the small 'sacrifices' we make everyday. like say you need a massage desperately to ease that nagging ache on yr shoulders. if you're like me trying to save up for the big day...then chances are you'd say no. after all....a $30-$40 massage times 10 would be a cool $400. which is no drop in the ocean. but if you go along that line then you'll be nursing that ache all day..all week..all month. n believe me...an ache on the shoulder is no funny thing. what's the chance of you enjoying the things you do carrying like a boulder on yr shoulders? n you're definitely not gonna be the life of the party wif that.

now imagine how much happier you'd be if you'd gone for the massage. you're $40 poorer for sure. but! if you're happy...your creative juices start flowing n before you know it you might even come up wif ways to make even more money! hahh!

this seriously make sense rite?? rite??