medical funding

more personal private charity may be required.  most of  us are seriously self-indulgent.  i don't get much money, but i give away about 15%.  i know people, or used to, who gave 20.  we could almost all afford to give more if we trimmed our habits.  rent, food, medical care, transportation, necessaries...these are what is essential.  if you're not retired yet, savings may be an important factor.  i can't really tell anyone else what to do, but i rely largely on the Lord.  He's taken pretty good care of me...and continues to do so, but i can't speak for humanity. i look forward to life in heaven.  for the rest i tend to accept the inevitable. i have recently bought a fairly expensive painting.  it has become my favorite personal possession, but i'm not worshiping it.  it  brightens my days, but nothing can ever replace or displace the Lord.  i am saving for a maine vacation, but that is probably a year away.  i enjoy my little room, the food provided and my substantial health care.  i ride the bus, a rough bus, but find it rewarding.  i am glad to be blogging again.  that may hold up better than my manual journals.