10/29/2009

The Purpose of Money

We can’t seem to stop talking about it. Every night on the news, the talking heads report on how much we’ve spent on the war, or healthcare or this program or that program, who’s not making money or how much things are going to cost, which generally includes the use of the word, “trillion.” It seems like “trillion” is the new “million.”

About money we are told “there is never enough,” or that “money is the root of all evil,” or even, “get yours or die tryin’!” People seem to go to great lengths to have it and they spend it all sorts of things. Like “if you have to ask you can’t afford it” dog collars or they save it and give it away like this guy. Come back after you click that story. Beautiful eh?

At times money can be a dirty and sexy thing. Other times, it’s wearing a halo and it’s all about the good work it does, feeding the hungry, clothing the poor.

Is money something you always want and can’t seem to get enough of? Do you want to have enough not to every worry about it again? Not owe any one, one cent? Yeah. Me too. I think we all do.

What we really want, if we dig deep, we want that vision of ourselves doing what we love. And the purpose of money is to finance THAT dream. It’s that simple. For a writer, it’s as simple as buying a special journal and pen and taking the time to write. If you dream of running a 5K, invest in running shoes and set aside time to train.

The purpose of money is to help you be entirely you.

- Aunt B