Real Riches

From the website yourdailymotivation.com … “Quality of life begins in your mind. It is not what you have, but what you enjoy that constitutes your abundance. Your real riches are riches in your head and heart. Wealth without true enjoyment is of little consolation. True satisfaction comes from appreciating what you have. Your riches will always lie within you, not in your material possessions.”

We know this.  Yet often we look to "riches" we can buy or acquire, things that we want or even need. We look at the trappings of truly wealthy people and wonder what it feels like to own all of their things. We have our own "things", ad while there's nothing wrong with that, it is our job to keep all of those different things in perspective. 

Who we are is what we really have. As i get older, I realize that there is a measure I can use to judge the true value of any riches I have ... what do I have within me that I can take out to the world and give away? Don't get me wrong ... I like owning my books, my laptop, my flat screen television, my car, my satellite radio. But I know they are not coming with me on my journey. They are just things I enjoy as I live my life, as I travel through the day.

Let us measure our own wealth in ways that have meaning. I have wealth because I own things that matter more ... a forgiving heart, the ability to share words, the chance to listen to concerns and help address them, a love of outreach, a ready smile that almost never fails me. Those are all expressions of wealth ... and you have your own. Be inspired by them, and share every chance you get.