.....They either bring you up or take you down. I am really thankful for my "radical" friends. I am surrounded by people that don't go out to eat, are buying clothes from the thrift store or aren't even buying any new clothes for the year because they are trying to be more radical. They always say to be careful who your friends are and this weekend I have just been especially encouraged by my friends.
Last night I had dinner with a sweet friend, I guess it was sort of a belated birthday dinner because she brought me a sweet gift: a compact journal and thank you notes for my mission trip this summer. That was so sweet (and I love practical gifts!) I was so encouraged by her when she told me she had asked for practical gifts for Christmas that she could take on her mission trip (which she leaves for in a week). WOW! I was much more selfish in my Christmas wish list! She shared with me that she bought some clothes at the thrift store to wear on her trip and that she planned to leave her clothes behind.
There was a time (not too long ago, in fact) that I would think that was ridiculous. Personally I have never stepped foot in a real thrift store, only consignment shops. Last night, though, I was thinking, "Wow, what a great idea. I'll have to keep that in mind when I start planning for what to pack in July!"
Going through the Radical Experiment with my friends is such a blessing. Being "cheap" and "frugal" is actually COOL, lol. I used to buy a new "outfit" every week for the "weekend" and now I can't really think of any reason I would need a new outfit for the weekend because I don't go anywhere but work, church, and the grocery store!
I know as we get older we are generally less prone to care about fashion and being "cool" but the Radical Experiment has really taken a lot of pressure off me to feel like I need to look a certain way or have the right "things." It's nice to know that the people that are most important in my life "get it" when I tell them I'm doing things like cutting off my cable or increasing my tithe.
Do your friends bring you up or take you down?
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