On The Downward Slide
Where Too Much Good Becomes Bad
To think when you are having fun
Then to watch that fun develop into something special
Over and over again
How could it possibly turn sour?
I thought it would never happen
Well there happens to be an old saying
My father told me many times
Everything in moderation
Where anything we did too often
Becomes a problem
It starts to take control of you
Instead of you deciding when and where
It can be as simple as eating, exercising and working all taken to the extreme
We start to notice our life change
Our values start to change also
Other interests that we use to do become less and less
I think that could be where something turns into an obsession
Somewhere down the line we no longer have the same enjoyment we use to have
If we are smart we can see the slow but gradual change
We can change it before it becomes to late
I think many people who get hooked on drinking and drugs
Fall into this category
Soon it becomes very hard or impossible to stop
Our mind can play tricks on us
Instead of being our best friend
It can turn against us
When I was younger I wanted to make money
I found that if I did odd jobs around the house
My mom and dad would pay me
It wasn't long after
I wanted to make more money
I remember offering to do other jobs to make extra cash
Then asking other people
I thought it was a good thought
What a great way to make more money
After awhile it became real easy
To slip into a trap
Always bringing up money in conversation
Looking to work more
For more money
My mind got thinking
Then I only wanted to do things if I got paid for it
My father said that was selfish
Right or wrong
He always got the final say
He stopped paying me
Until I smartened up
When we do something long enough
For any period of time
It becomes real easy to want to do it again and again
I still believed it was earning money to save up for my future
After awhile I noticed many of my friends didn't have the same desire
The same drive
I thought it was o.k.
If we parted our separate ways
These were friends I had for years
I can make new friends
It wasn't long after
I missed my old friends
Then I found out my new friends weren't friends at all
They too were only concerned about money
It's a fine line not to cross
A tight rope we walk
A balancing act that can be so decieving
Soon I returned back to my old friends
I was happier
The old saying money doesn't make you happy
Is true
There are many things I still don't undertand
I don't know all the how's and why's
From there on
I still enjoyed making money
Not all the time and with everyone I meet
Many of the things my father taught me still ring in my ears
He has been gone for 28 years
There is a time and place for everything
I found the time to write because it felt right
I hope this odd lesson that took me awhile to learn
Can help benefit you in some small way
So go out and make today a beautiful day
Keep trying many things and be careful not to do
Too much of any one thing
