Learn to control money but do not allow it to control you

Firewalker

Well, it was all very tiring but interesting. What I was wondering is what are the rules about liability of Airlines from delays. I do realise that there was an element of 'higher powers' in the whole occurence but most was a matter of failed logistics on Lufthansa side rather than an 'act of God'. Also, Dusseldorf Airport approached the situation very badly - they did not organise the process properly and allowed a 100 m long line to form. When I was still running to catch my nect flight I had to ask someone where and how to get checked in (the re-routing in Manchester was across Airlines so did not have the Lufthansa boarding card from Dusseldorf to Warsaw). And this emloee of Dusseldorf Airport very helpfully advised me to 'run faster' if I am not to miss my next flight. Last time I got such advise it cost the organisation of the advisor loads of money.

What I am asking is: does anyone know whether Lufthansa are liable for compensation for getting me 17 hours late to Warsaw and 11 hours late home.

Cheery, the Universe might be saying that I was paid too little for the talk:rotfl:.

Firewalker

Firewalker

Marru wrote: »

Perhaps you had to be there for this meeting if not for yourself then for them.

And it is not what happens to us, it is if we RE ACT to it or ACT to it. First being repeating old patterns and not going anywhere and the second making fresh choises and hence moving forward.

Maru, may be right. Had great time talking to Ivar (the Durch guy with the diving suits) about business and things. But even more importantly, the Polish lady who shared my adventures of geting to Warsaw the next day sent me an e-mail (so we are in contact).

As to re-acting and acting - it was a learning experience. While I resisted things were nore well. But when I remembered that I 'can swim down!!!!!!' instead of 'against the current' the fun began. There is a positive side to every situation - if I was not stuck in line for four hours I would have never met Kevin and Val, and Alexandra. But I also would have not known that I can brighten peoples lot - there were many people who appreciated a bit of a joke or simply someone to listen.

Firewalker

Firewalker

Lara44 wrote: »

Much has shifted in my mindset since the first days of Memorygirl's thread and I feel all the better for it. I feel a lot less afraid of going outside my "comfort zone". I used to think happiness was about the big things, and hurry through each stage of my life to get to the next. I'd like to slow down and enjoy the journey this time around.

Lara

Lara, welcome back. It is so good to hear your news but I am particulalrly happy about your last sentence. This is one of things I am discovering - that life is not about the destination but about the journey. Opening our minds and senses to the journey is a mighty source of happiness.

Firewalker

Sea78

Yes, I think you have a case btw FW xx

InaPickle

When one is so tired and when a miracle of impressive proportions is needed if I am to get to my home, to my bed, all that is left is indiscriminate mysticism.

Travel arrangements have previously left me in similar situations: I remember once promising to go to Church every single Sunday if I just got to the end of one particular journey alive and unharmed. (God is never going to bail me out again if I find myself in a similar situation as I didn't keep my promise. ). :rotfl:

...interestingly I am not feeling totally shuttered at the moment either (although I did catch myself throwing my passport in a bin instead of an empty plastic bottle).

I think it's fair to say that you might be a little more tired than you figured! [/QUOTE]

And I agree with Cheery: indiscriminate mysticism is all well and good, but sometimes the cold, hard weather facts of life just kick in.

Good to see you home, Firewalker. Hope you get a good sleep now you are back. x

se999

Firewalker there's an mse article about compensation etc due to weather:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/travel/2010/12/the-big-freeze-your-travel-refund-rights?utm_source=forum&utm_medium=sidebar&utm_campaign=box

Firewalker

I didn’t even realise how tired I was when I got home on Saturday – sis hours sleep over two nights! I should have known. How did I survive? By using different techniques for re-energising myself - like the one where I relax and imagine a ray of pale purple light getting inside me through the top of my head. I know how this sounds but I have not gone completely mad – don’t know why it is working but it does. Problem is that it is not sustainable and the tiredness hits later; like the day after or even two days after. Like today…

I managed to do some work but nothing terribly creative – just had a fairly sedate day of doing mostly admin stuff like checking my e-mail; answering messages and moving forward the organisation of a very, very high level workshop a colleague and I are doing next April. But no interesting writing was done; not even uninteresting writing was done…

Now musing over something I read in a book while being re-routed around Europe. The book is called ‘Secrets of the Millionaire Mind’ by T. Harv Eker – while some of it is OK I am also slightly irritated by the thread of selling his courses that runs through it. Then again – he is rich and I am broke; so maybe I shouldn’t be irritated but learn. Anyway…Harv says something that I think makes sense. Remember that several posts back I was talking about putting one tenth of one’s earnings aside and converting this from savings into capital? Harv Eker claims that a matching amount should be put aside and used every month on things that make us feel valued and on top of the world. This makes sense because most of us a held back by the belief that we are ‘not worthy’. Also feeling good, feeling comfortable makes one do better and aim higher (as I am discovering even simply because of having nice bathrooms and kitchen ceiling without holes in it).

Right! I agree with Harv. What I have to work out is whether and how much we can put aside for this kind of thing. My feeling is that this does not have to be another one tenth – it can be less but the money has to be used for something that really will make me feel like a million dollars.

What is your thing?

And the thought for today is:

“If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert.” – Paolo Coelho

Firewalker

Marru

Oh if I had money to use to make me feel like million dollars I would have someone to come to my house and give me a relaxing massage.

And of course I would have a cleaner. When I was in the position where I bartered some cleaning work I loved coming home on the days she had been in. I think it kept me sane.

MrsMoo2U

Love that thought for the day. I have a friend who is a personnel manager and he is brilliant. He told me when I got a job as line manager that if all of my staff liked me all of the time then I was doing something wrong as a manager. That really stuck with me as I had some tough times.

Thinking about what would make me feel a million dollars. It would be being able to have my done regularly by a really good hairdresser. This was something in the past that I refused to compromise on. I have let that slip, partly because I am struggling to find a good hairdresser where I live. Still having my hair done by a mediocre hairdresser is better than not having it done at all.
On that note, I have booked an appointment.

Firewalker

Last night we went to bed rather late – this is what usually happens and it seems to be like Flylady says; we mess about till it it too late. But last night was different because we decided that we will look at our family finances again and see what is what. All with the intention of implementing the 10%, 20% and a ‘makes my heart sing’ account finance management.

I have to say that I was seceptical; hard to say why. Probably because I have been doing all the accounts precisely for so long now I had lost my vew of the broader picture. So my worst fear was that we will find that we are over-stretched again and that none of this would be possible.

What we found, though, was rather interesting. It turns out that we actually can budget to do it – we can have 10% of our monthly income in a ‘do not touch this is your future’ account, we can continue paying the negative wealth using 24% of our monthly income, but more importantly (and surpirsingly) we can put in a ‘we are worth it’ account about 7% of our monthly income and live on what is left (without much deprivation). And we are going to try it – my guess is that it would be a good discipline.

As to any other income we bring in our intention is that it mostly goes against the negative wealth with a proportion going for charity (I have made a promise).

My big problems are still there though: 1) how to transform savings into capital; 2) what to do with the ‘I am worth it’ pot. Asked a friend today and she said: well you like performing but you can’t do it all the time; you like being on your own but you can’t do it all the time; and I see you sitting and reading and writing. This is life; it is not ‘I am worth it’ kind of thing. Any ideas will be very gratefully received – and I am showing considerable lack of imagination.

Firewalker