Lesson 75: Our Wants and Needs

Getting some tightness in my gut again. It's like a clenched fist in my solar plexus.

Funny how so much of this is stored in my solar plexus.

Spend a little more time examining each item, deciding if things are really in the category of Necessity.
Make note of those that are not.
And remember this is entirely personal.

Groceries - Yes
Dog and Cat Food/Care - Yes
Credit Card Payments - Yes
Electricity - Yes
Internet - Yes, though sometimes I question this
Rent - Yes
Phone - Yes
Car Gas - Yes
Car Insurance - Yes
Pandora - (for work)
Taxes - I fight this inside myself too, but as things stand now, I need to pay them. 
Health - (Supplements and fitness costs)
Ok, I added a few things. Necessities can obviously be translated to "those things I need for survival." I am translating it as "those things I need to be happy." Genuinely happy. I left off things like going out, because if I didn't go out for a month I would be okay. But if I didn't work out or go to my Pole Dancing class or Yoga I would be severely hindered in happiness and physical capability pretty quickly.

 Now, after writing my list, I feel like I've claimed something for myself. I like this.

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