Just For Today,Rich or Poor? Happy anyways!

This WAR on HIV must be won by education & awareness!Entry for August 31, 2007/Canadians Living in Poverty- Surprising?Not to Me
Entry for August 31, 2007/Canadians Living in Poverty- Surprising?Not to Me magnify
As i sit here typing this,i'm watching a doc on tvo about poverty in canada.It's about a single mother raising her 6 kids in ontario,& as i came from that same no in my family,i began to notice many of the same things that happened in their family,was very familier territory,as we had done many of the exact same things & gone through the same emotions.The thing is we were always happy,we were together,& that was the main thing.I didnt know growing up that we were poor.It wasn't untill i was out on my own at 15,that it really hit me,as i had to live in rundown places to afford the rent.I know what its like to go with-out a mean & have eating alot of pasta in my time.But we were happy when we were together,& didnt notice the run down places that were always too small for the six of us.When one spring morning we woke up & our place had 2 feet of water we made a game out of it & had a grand ol time!!Floating on different things,Avast ye sailers,man the life boats" capn,we canna fin da leeeek sur!loljk!!so ,here i am today,living in housing,not were i grew up,but still,they all have that same type of build eh!Rent is geared to income,so i pay 150/month.I make 1,000/month.so now i have 850- 200,food=650- 300=meds=350-200-oz-pot=150 -cabble,web=50-phone=0.!!!!So as you can see,i just manage to get by.Its hard to buy fresh vegs & fruit as its more expensive,but i do the best i can with what i have,& i am happy & gratefull for everything the Lord has given me.ii have lived on 10,000/yr for along time.Food has gone up many times & yet my checks havent.but i am ok,i know that compared to the rest of the world,I am a very Rich man!in canadian standards i am a very poor man.By my own standards,i think i am an average joe canadian guy,just trying to do the best he can with what he's got,keeping hope & faith that things will be ok,just for today!