Made A Good Choice

In the past when I would have went to a bookstore, I would have bought a book.  Because I was in a bookstore and that is what you are supposed to do. That and the books that I purchased would look super pretty.  That was my thing! To buy pretty things. Things that I may not necessarily need, or in this case, read.

Today, I walked into a bookstore with one author in mind, but instead of going straight for that section, I decided to stop at the development/psychology section, because that is my favorite.  The books were so pretty. There were some that I know I would have purchased in the past. One was so nicely decorated and the font throughout the book was beautiful. The author did an amazing job with the book, but after considering the purchase of the book for some time, I realized that I liked a lot about the book, but that some of the information did not pertain to me anymore, and for that reason, I passed on the book.  For that reason, I passed on all the books, even after heading to a table to check them out with seven in my hands. I passed! On ALL of them!

I have come to realize that I don’t need all of the stuff.  I hate clutter! But it can be tricky because like most Americans, I like new stuff; I like pretty!  And new stuff is usually pretty. The other issue is I talk myself into going into stores and I always find something that catches my eye.  I try to talk myself out of it, but then talk myself into buying it by saying that I haven’t gotten anything in a while or that I need to reward myself for all of my hard work.  If neither reason gets me to buy it, then sometimes I can use the I will try to sell it option. Oh, and another one is I have to spend money in order to use my manifestation technique.  “The money I spend comes back to me seven-fold.” I am telling you, you guys, I totally do this, every single time I go shopping. And I used to go shopping a lot. The reason for shopping was that I need to keep active and when I am staying home in my bed, I don’t do a thing.  Shopping was my way to get out of the house. Then I realized I needed to come up with other options; however, I still fall back on shopping, but it doesn’t occur as often as it has in the past.

The reason I was able to pass on all of the books was that I knew I didn’t need them.  I also knew that I could request them from the library. The only issue with requesting is that you have to wait some time before the books are available.  I am good with waiting! If I like the books after I read them, then I will buy them off of Amazon, which is a way better deal. Why buy a book that you may not even like?  Only for it to sit on a shelf. I have enough of those!