Coming In With Some Weekend Comments.....

Wow! Friday again already. Seems like the week just started and my "to do" list still lurks meanacingly on my desk....while the inherent guilt of not having accomplished all that I wish looms over me...for a few minutes at least. Ok. There. Now I am over it.
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Did finish the John Locke book I wrote about last time: Don't Poke The Bear . It was good, but disappointing too. Seemed shorter than the one preceding it, but maybe I just zipped through this one faster. Also has one of those "leave ya hanging" endings. Dang! Now when is the next book due ?!
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"Is this all there is?" was a question posed by a dear friend (who is single) today. This is a very intelligent person so I take the query seriously. It was apparently about their particular life or lifestyle  ...not an observation in a general philosophical or spiritual vein, or this is how I took it. We will talk later on this. 
Perhaps because I have spent so much time alone (not necessarily by choice, but circumstances) and have not ever been burdened with an overabundance of funds or material wealth, I have learned to "get by" and "make do" and be happy. Doesn't mean I am never lonely or never frustrated, but that I have chosen to be happy whatever happens. As long as God and I are straight and on good terms, I am satisfied. Anything more that comes my way is gravy or as a friend would say "just icing on the cake". Am I crazy? Maybe so. lol
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Was recently entertaining the serious thought of moving or "relocating", as I have not been enamored of some of the changes in my ole neighborhood.
However, upon reflection, I know that no place is perfect, and any move I make at my age is likely to be permanent, as I just don't have the strength and stamina I possessed in my youth when I did more moving about.
Also, I have family here in this area for a support system that I likely would not have elsewhere. Even though I may not see them that often, it is comforting somehow to know they are close. 
Coupling that thought with the thought that I would have to make some repairs and upgrades to my home here to make it sell, I wonder why I don't just go ahead and do those and then stay here and enjoy the improvements! The real estate market is still stinky, and it is unlikely I will be able to get what I want out of this place anytime soon, much less recoup any more investment into it. 
It is an older home, and has fairly nice large bedrooms, and frankly a lot of untapped potential. Sounding better all the time, eh? LOL
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Talking with another friend last night about tithing. This is something near and dear to the heart of the kind of church I was raised in. While it is just obedience to God for me and for my friend, it is not so cut and dried for a lot of people...as a lot of things to do with the Bible, it seems. What do you think?
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A question posed by someone on another site was " If you looked into a mirror and could see inside yourself, what would the real you ...your essence...look like, and what would it say to you?"
My answer was that I or my spirit would look like "Light" because that is one of the descriptions of God, and I am made in his image. It would tell me: "You are ok. Love yourself and love others as you love God. Dont' worry or fret. Wastes of time. Be happy! You are blessed."
What is your answer???