A choice is backed by a belief that you can do it. A wish is backed by a doubt that you can.

The transformation that has been happening in our home lately is simply astonishing. Not only is our family growing, but our relationship is growing and our ability to open up to new experiences is growing. It is difficult to even fully explain the dramatic shift occurring within us. While everyone wishes that their children will have a better life than they did, I believe that my children will have a better life than I did. While people wish that they will be financially comfortable, we believe that we will have financial freedom, there is a distinct difference.

I have no idea why this is happening, but apparently a majority of people at or near 30 begin to re-evaluate their lives. We seem to be there. I spend a majority of my time seeking out books that speak to me about personal growth and parenting, resulting in jewels such as, "if spanking is such a successful tool then why do parents have to do it so often?" Keith has been focusing on topics that involve monetary growth, gaining pearls of wisdom such as this: "if you depend on wages for your income, then your income will always be extremely limited. If you learn to earn profits, then the sky is the limit!" We make a great team by sharing our new found eduction and I find myself inspired by his determination. While Keith is sharing new ways to increase our wealth, I have spent the past few months assessing how I want to interact with the people in my life. Friends, family, and strangers. I've decided I don't have room in my life for negativity. I've decided to stop complaining and start learning. I've been doing a lot of reading, most recently one of Keith's picks, "The Top 10 Distinctions between Millionaires and the Middle Class," by Keith Cameron Smith - A very good read. He has enlightened me far beyond the application of money. He reveals that "Whatever you complain about, you get more of. Complain about bills or debts and you get more of them. Complain about people treating you unfairly and you will continue to be treated unfairly. The power of your words creates the experiences of life." Profound. It applies to my life far beyond my bank account.

Aside from working towards financial freedom I am determined to create a place of emotional freedom for myself and for my husband and children. I am leaving anger, resentment, and negativity behind and replacing it with forgiveness, understanding, and positivity. Not only has this empowered me to move on in my life, but it has given me the ability to provide a loving, safe environment for my kids to blossom. I believe that my children will have a better life than I did. We have already made so many small changes in our lives to assure that our kids will have the best life possible. We've given up careless spending and replaced it with monthly payments for pre-paid college funds and life insurance, we've given up smoking, Keith quit drinking, I quit smoking pot (oops - nothing like incriminating yourself a little bit)... Why bother having children if you aren't going to live a lifestyle that is conducive to protecting the health and well-being of your kids? I want them to be confident students, enjoy loving, healthy relationships and go forward in life with the knowledge that they can succeed in anything that they do. I want them to grow into healthy, happy, productive adults who look back on their childhood and know without a doubt that they were loved, respected, and taught by example to be good moral people. These are just small steps and minuscule goals, the bigger picture is so much more complex. I'm just so full of excitement and hope for the future and I'm really looking forward to what lies ahead. Just when you think life couldn't possibly get any sweeter it inevitably does.