I have recently (as in the past few years) reconnected with my high-school classmates. We've had reunions (just had our 45th...), we've gotten together outside of reunions.
These are lifetime friendships that I had no idea existed.
Last year, I reconnected with my college classmates at my 40th reunion. Again, there are some lifetime friendships there that I had no idea existed.
This past summer, one of my British friends came to the States. She and her husband spent a lovely few days with me. I hadn't seen her in 35 years, and it was as if not a day had gone by.
I find my friends provide a link to me as a person. They give me value, they touch my heart.
And I have animal friends. My kitties amuse me, love on me, play with me, and depend on me for their care and comfort ... which I gladly give to them. Theirs is unconditional love.
All that wealth ... who knew?
Monday, October 7, 2019
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Love
The Bucket List is one of my favorite movies. In it, fabulously wealthy but alone Jack Nicholson carts lower-middle-class but well-loved Morgan Freeman around the world on a series of adventures — the list of things they each want to do and see before they die (which they are each in the process of doing). They share laughter, sorrow, joy and pain, illness and recovery, love, and finally an illegal burial place.
In the end, who was wealthier?
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Education
I love to learn. For me, taking a class in an academic subject that I'm interested in is the ultimate in enjoyment.
Learning is a form of wealth that I value enormously. It doesn't matter whether the learning is formal or informal, academic or kinesthetic, aural or visual, for work or play; the more I learn the wealthier I become.
I can take my learning and apply it to whatever area of life I want. For example, when I was 46, I graduated from law school. I applied that to my entire career, giving over a career as a technical writer for a career as a lawyer, which I really enjoy. I happen to have an undergrad degree in a hard science, so I took and passed the patent bar, which means that I'm a patent lawyer. This is an area of the law that comes dangerously close to ... technical writing. Therefore, the 20+ years of experience I have as a writer (and a good writer, too) do indeed count in my current work. I do other things, too, but the tech writing background gives me an interesting perspective on how to write a patent application.
I try to learn something new every day. Today I learned that my computer is on the fritz. Not exactly what I wanted to learn, but there it is. Yesterday, I learned that I really miss my significant other's voice if he doesn't call me in the morning. Again, not what I really wanted to learn, but there it is. The day before, I learned that the NYS-45 form is due to the state by the end of this month (that's done). I learn odd little things like that sometimes; sometimes I learn bigger things. It doesn't matter; an active mind creates my own wealth.
Learning is a form of wealth that I value enormously. It doesn't matter whether the learning is formal or informal, academic or kinesthetic, aural or visual, for work or play; the more I learn the wealthier I become.
I can take my learning and apply it to whatever area of life I want. For example, when I was 46, I graduated from law school. I applied that to my entire career, giving over a career as a technical writer for a career as a lawyer, which I really enjoy. I happen to have an undergrad degree in a hard science, so I took and passed the patent bar, which means that I'm a patent lawyer. This is an area of the law that comes dangerously close to ... technical writing. Therefore, the 20+ years of experience I have as a writer (and a good writer, too) do indeed count in my current work. I do other things, too, but the tech writing background gives me an interesting perspective on how to write a patent application.
I try to learn something new every day. Today I learned that my computer is on the fritz. Not exactly what I wanted to learn, but there it is. Yesterday, I learned that I really miss my significant other's voice if he doesn't call me in the morning. Again, not what I really wanted to learn, but there it is. The day before, I learned that the NYS-45 form is due to the state by the end of this month (that's done). I learn odd little things like that sometimes; sometimes I learn bigger things. It doesn't matter; an active mind creates my own wealth.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Welcome
Wealth.
What does that word mean to you?
Some people read it as having lots and lots of money. Some read it as having health and happiness. Some read it as having peace or joy or family and friends close. Some read it as a combination of these. Some read it as something else entirely.
This blog will explore the meaning of wealth and the meaning and ways to create your own wealthy life. I hope that you will contribute to it with comments, questions, insights, and sharing of your journey to your own wealthy life.
What does that word mean to you?
Some people read it as having lots and lots of money. Some read it as having health and happiness. Some read it as having peace or joy or family and friends close. Some read it as a combination of these. Some read it as something else entirely.
This blog will explore the meaning of wealth and the meaning and ways to create your own wealthy life. I hope that you will contribute to it with comments, questions, insights, and sharing of your journey to your own wealthy life.
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