Specialists In Living

In this episode, Karen reflects on a recent vision board event and the idea of becoming a specialist in living. She discusses an article from Ladies' Home Journal during the Depression, which encouraged women to become specialists in living instead of spending. She draws parallels between that time period and the current state of the world, where people are having to make decisions about what is truly important. Karen also discusses the importance of accepting what is and learning to go with the flow of life, acknowledging that what worked before may not work now. Overall, this episode encourages listeners to focus on what truly matters and to become specialists in living a fulfilling life.Key TakeawaysDuring the Great Depression, Ladies' Home Journal published an article that encouraged women to become specialists in living rather than spending.Life is cyclical, and there are times of feast and times of fasting.During times of abundance, people often forget to save and make wise decisions for the future.Becoming a specialist in living means asking ourselves what is important and accepting life as it is.Karen shares her personal struggle with accepting reality and the importance of dealing with things as they are.The upcoming year is an opportunity to become specialists in living and focus on what truly matters.ResourcesSimple AbundanceConclusionKaren wraps up the episode by encouraging listeners to become specialists in living and focus on what is truly important.Don't miss out on the new episodes of My Happy Ass Life dropping every Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Make sure to follow the podcast wherever you get your shows and check out Karen's blog at myhappyasslife.com. You can also catch her live on Facebook Monday-Friday around 7:45 AM central time.Make sure to follow My Happy Ass Life on social media: Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/my_happy_ass_life/) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/myhappyasslife/).And, as always, don't forget to #BeSweetYall!The theme song for this show is "Tropical Sun" by Uppbeat, provided free for creators with a license code of SYC1UZMPYY5BQTHZ. The show is written and recorded by Karen Smith, with post-production and show notes by Ashley Feller