Maybe small is beautiful

When I was younger I wanted to be the center of attention.  I wanted all of the lights on me, I wanted a BIG life. 

But that was not the life that I received.  What I got, what I have now is a small life.  No husband, no kids, house sold during the real estate boom, small one bedroom apartment.  It is NOT the life that I envisioned for myself.

But here's the thing.  I wonder if some of the folks who are having problems with their homes, whose homes are in foreclosure are in that position because they wanted things BIG.  I used to work with a man who had a big house, big car, big everything and he was dead broke.  This was in 2000 and he made the very good salary of 85k which was nothing to sneeze at then.  But because he wanted a huge life he never had enough money.

I think that when you do have a big life and mucho money you have to work harder to keep it all together.  You can't rest, unless you're super rich like J.K. Rowling, because you feel that if you slow down you'll lose everything. 

Maybe having a small life isn't all that bad.