Realize Nobody Owes You Nuttin’

Realize that nobody owes you nuttin’.?Not only does no one owe you anything, you owe the world everything.?Once you accept this truth, you will be forever free to pursue your future as you wish.

Because I grew up under the watchful eye of my maternal grandmother, we called her Bigmama; I quickly learned some simple rules in “her” house.?I’m not your maid.?Get your butt in here, now!?Elbows off the table. ?Don’t do anything stupid.?And, nobody owes you nuttin’.?If her grandkids wanted to eat breakfast, have a cookie, or have fun outside with my cousins, we first had to do a few chores.?This included helping do the laundry, clearing out wasp nests (my favorite), and sweeping the porches.

“Realize that nobody owes you nuttin” is one of the most important rules of life because it sets the conditions for everything else.?Orient yourself to this idea, and your world will instantly look brighter.?You can only be free if you give up on the idea that people owe you something.?It may seem corny to point this out, but there is no free lunch.?Someone pays.?

We are bombarded with television, movies, and social media that tell us we are worthy people and are entitled to live a prosperous, healthy, wonderful life where we are beautiful, have great careers, free education, and a low-stress, comfortable life.?Unfortunately, they are teaching us terrible life lessons.?And not only are they wrong, but they are helping create a generation of people who are routinely disappointed and unhappy because they didn’t get what they “deserved.”

Count your blessings.?People don’t owe you a lovely home, an education, fashionable clothes, a modern cell phone, good health, or immunity from tragedy.?I only wish that were so.?That is not the case.?Our government does owe us some level of blind justice and safety, but we all must work hard to bring this about as a reality.

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