Be like the hummingbird

Sometimes knowing that you need to go on a budget can make you feel completely overwhelmed.

There is a story from Africa about a hummingbird. There in the forest begins a fire. Soon this fire becomes bigger and bigger, The animals all run away to the river and watch transfixed as the forest begins to burn. They are so consumed with fear that they just watch and do nothing.The fire of course continues to grow as no one does anything, fear has rooted them to the spot. The fire is coming closer and closer.

Suddenly a little hummingbird bird say "I'm not going to sit here, I'm going to do something about it" So this little hummingbird goes to the water and picks up a drop of water in his tiny beak. flies over to the fire and drops it. He then does this again, and again. Flying back and forwards trying to put out the fire one drop at a time. The other animals just watch him fly back and forth.

The animals watching (that are very large and could do a lot by helping) said to him. "Why do you bother, with your little wings and your little beak and the tiny amount of water that that you are dropping. You are hardly doing any good".

The little hummingbird turns to them and says "I am doing the best I can do".

No matter what the "fire" is. In order to put it out you need to start. Even if it is only one drop at a time. If your fire is a budgeting plan, or if you want to reduce some of your expenses by growing your own veggies or baking your own bread, you just need to start .

We all need to be like the little hummingbird and just keep trying. Sooner or later the "fire" will be put out. How soon depends whether or not we get help from others standing around.The support of family friends and in some situations community is what is standing between you and the "fire".

 Do you have any tips to get people started on a budget?  If your on a budget, how did you start? Was it hard to begin? I'd love to hear how others are going.