Ignorance is Bliss !!

Ignorance is Bliss !!

This funny little catch phrase has such a deeper meaning the older you get. As a child or a teenager I would hear older folks say this "Oh Honey Ignorance is Bliss". It never really sunk in until I was older and had lived a little. Let me list out a few things in my own life that I have experienced.

• Heartache from your first breakup
• Buyer your first car
• Going for that first big job interview
• Divorce
• Death of a loved one
• Death of a parent
• Dealing with cancer when it affects your child
• Dealing with cancer when it affects you
• Dealing with financial hardship
• Working so much and you just still cant make financial ends meet
• Going to a food bank for meals
• Tears in the shower so no one sees your weakness
• Insomnia because your brain will not allow you to sleep as you try to find your way out or around.. whatever in currently in your path.
• The process of buying a home (though exciting, it is a painful long process)
• Seeing your child's heart get broken
• Dealing with the death of a pet (first time or last time sucks equally the same)
• Always finding the light at the end of the tunnel to make those around you know it will be ok (even when deep inside your thinking oh God please help me with this)

As a child playing and laughing you do not think of these things, nor do you need to. But as a teenager some of these things head your way as you are prepared for life and what is to come. 

Oh my, in adult life we are faced with challenges, our strength and knowledge is tested constantly. 

But here is the thing about Ignorance or the lack of knowledge of all the things above. These moments in time and these life lessons are what define you. They are all tough times but it is the positive twist you put on them to make them your own.

• After the first breakup you find what you are really looking for.
• Buying your second car is easier
• The small job interviews help set you up for that career changing interview and you nail it
• You get divorced and in turn find the true love of your life *Love you Dan Schell
• You learn to understand death is a part of life and we all are dying the moment we are born so we need to reflect on the great memories and not how a person died but HOW THEY LIVED!
• When you lose a parent, especially a wonderful one.. It hurts, you cry, you never forget!! But you cherish the knowledge and the love and you share that with your children and they never truly go away.. Love you Dad!!
• Cancer, ugg.. it just sucks but you can not let it own you! You tackle it, deal with it, stay strong and fight it. Some outcomes are good and many are bad but as my son always says "Every day on this side of the grass is a blessing"
• Remember when you were hungry? When you have the ability pay it forward. Donate food to a food bank if you took one meal donate 4. Whatever, whoever has helped you in the past, pay it back times 4+.. It is so rewarding..
• Money, without it you can not survive but where there is a will there is always a way. Life is truly a game and it is how you play it. Some play a dirty game and it works for them. Some play a fair game and it works for them. I am not the creator so only he/she knows where you go in the end. But I know honesty and truth is really the light at the end of the tunnel. And in my life money has been a big challenge but I am strong, smart, and my body is healthy enough to provide for my family with integrity and pride. For this I am thankful! We will survive..
• Buying a home is tough but in the end it is yours! Plant a garden, buy some chickens and build your paradise.
• Watching your children grow as they experience all of the above is tough and going to be tougher but, seeing them use all the knowledge and tools you taught them to handle life better than you.. Well that is SUCCESS.

So is Ignorance Bliss? As a child yes but if you are ignorant as an adult I feel you are missing out on your own true reality. Your true meaning here on God's beautiful earth. Your reason for living and existing. To all of you reading this when life gives you lemons make that lemonade. Make the best damn lemonade you can make and share it with your family, your friends and share it with the world. You will truly make it a better place for all who know you and you will be a happier person for it.. Have a wonderful blessed weekend!! Josie