Success and how to measure it

I watched a programme on TV today charting the childhood of some children born in the year 2000. It was narrated by Sir Robert Winston who in my opinion makes some really interesting TV. One of the things that made me Sad was the way that people measured Success.

One girl, who in my opinion had done a wonderful job of pulling herself out of a poverty stricken single parent existence and who was obviously making her way in the world working as a care assistant defined success as having an expensive car and a big house. I found it very sad that this girl who obviously had worked her socks off to get where she was .........who had a daughter who was beautful and obviously loved her mum very much did not see herself as sucessful.

She works and makes a difference every day to the people she cares for and it was obvious from the film that she was exceptionally good at that work, And yet because she was not rich or famous she did not think that she was successful.

What is your definition of success??????????

Mine is pleasure and enjoyement of what you are doing. Health and wellbeing of mind and body, Being loved and to be able to love. To enjoy other peoples successes as much as your own without a sense of jealousy or bitterness. and lastly to know in your heart that what you are doing is right for yourself. no one else only yourself because at the end of the day no matter how much you believe other people's opinions and input matters it really doesnt and unless you are happy in your own core you will never know true success.

And your seeking and searching will avail you not unless you know the mystery, that if that for which you seek is not found within it will never be found without.

Selling us stuff we dont need

Advertising is pervasive in this day and age, it sells us everything from deoderant to washing powder. But it doesnt really sell us the actual stuff does it ............it sells us the life style with which we would love to become accostomed. Laser eye surgery advert is a case in point, yes laser eye surgery would be a good solution to those of us who are a little myopic BUT according to the advert it makes us better people, more confident, more outgoing, better parents, better sportsman and women, even though the majority of us dont Ride mountain bikes or Ski cross country ........If we believe the advert .........get the eye surgery and WE WILL!!

I have already talked about the orgasmic hair shampoo.................Why are we sooooo gullible. Also the new trend to making the adverts louder than the programs on the TV is very annoying.........or is it that I am getting older and grumpier LOL

Why do we spend all of our well earned cash on things we dont need. Take loans out to pay off loans that we took out to buy things we dont need...............confused? yes me too.

The current love of my life is my Sky Plus box (which yes I know I dont really need) it allows me to fast forward through the adverts!!!! YAY

So this means that I no longer need to Challenge churchil; Get a loan, Have celebrity prices, or watch 12 year olds pretend to be 40 so that we will be STUPID enough to believe that we can hold back the processes of time by putting more and more chemicals on our skin......................Lets face it girls ...................Wrinkles Happen........Deal with it!!!!