What if wealth isn’t counted in dollars, but in depth—of friendship, inner peace, and spiritual grounding? Here’s a richer way to feel rich.
What if wealth isn’t counted in dollars, but in depth—of friendship, inner peace, and spiritual grounding? Here’s a richer way to feel rich.What will make you feel rich? I asked this question to a friend. My friend told me feeling rich was not the amount of wealth she had but the kind of friends she had, how she felt about herself emotionally and spiritually. She also told me that she was content with what she had. She didn’t need lots of things to feel rich. I found that to be an insightful answer. I know other people who consider themselves rich and they identify their personality with their trips, car, and size of home. Status has a lot to do with how they feel about themselves. When one attaches their identity to things one automatically sets him or herself up to be defensive. They have to protect what they have. If they lose it, they begin to lose their identity. But one who does not attach it to things doesn’t have to be defensive. Their sense of identity comes from things that can’t be taken away from them. It’s something to think about.
💡 Points to Ponder:
- What have you tied your identity to—and could you still feel whole without it?
- Is your definition of “rich” shaped by internal values or external comparisons?
- Could contentment be the most underrated currency of all?