We have more access to
information and technology than ever before.
Most of us do not have to produce
our own food by raising crops which means we have more time.
Most of us reading this blog have
two days for leisure activities to do what we choose. We can vote. We
have internet access and cell phones. We don’t live in fear of our
government. Most people around the world do not have these luxuries.
Shopping is
a leisure activity for many of us. To others it is the most stressful
activity imaginable. Most of us reading this blog (including
myself) cannot comprehend what it means to only make four or five dollars
a day; the very idea that if you mess up a purchase means someone at home
suffers. In other words, if I were to leave the store and drop my eggs I would be frustrated but not crushed. If I drop those eggs only making five dollars a day, someone goes hungry at home.
If you made over $30K this last
year, you are in the top 1% of income earners in the entire world but many of
us walk around like the system is broken. No it’s not perfect but it's
definitely good enough; more than good enough.
What I am simply saying is that
some of us are living in too much fear. Making money is not evil and having
possessions is not a bad thing. Be mindful of the stories we tell ourselves
though. Separate our wants from our needs. Shed unnecessary labels - it's not
good nor bad, right or wrong. We all need a checkup from the neck up: we live
in the safest, richest country the world has ever seen in the history of mankind.
Let's start acting like it.
