How Having No Money Can Make You Richfeatured

They say your relationship with money is very telling. It is a mirror of your relationship with yourself. So I look at my relationship with money. I keep it fairly organized being careful try to not look too much into it. I figure that as long as I stay true to my purpose, everything else will flourish.

I am very careful. I only have one credit card I really use to buy gifts for others. Then there are these random times where I feel like I deserve everything and I splurge like I have an endless pit of money. Either way, I always know I will be fine.

So what am I? Am I rich or am I poor?

Great question. I am not rich by societal standards. But there is something about having absolutely nothing that can bring great riches to your soul. Not having the clutter of stuff or luxuries can make you look deep inside to see who you really are.

Some say those with the most money are often the loneliest. It might be because they try to fill the voids in their lives with only stuff money can buy and sometimes having too much of this stuff can cloud your mind and alienate you – leaving you feeling like very few people actually “get” you.

I grew up middle class. My parents gave me everything. When I left for college, they took it all away. I thought it was so cruel at the time but looking back it was the best decision they ever made. I found myself hitching a ride from friends and trying to lug as many groceries as possible on the handlebars of my pink beach cruiser.

This season in life taught me the most about life. It taught me that I could be creative and that people are kind. It taught me about community and about being mindful about everything I put in that shopping cart, because, well, I would have to get it home in something other than a car.

I  had a lot of time to think during this time. Without a car, life can really slow down and become extremely quiet. I also got lost during this time because having too much quiet time in your late teens and early 20s can be quite dangerous.

I found myself eventually but that is only because I was forced to have nothing. I would like to think that my parents helped fast track this process. They cried with me along the way but having nothing gave me absolutely everything.

I have a fullness in my heart and soul that will never escape me. And it’s all because everything was stripped away from me at a very young age.

I don’t long to have a lot of money but I do believe my hard work will always provide. I am poor by Orange County standards but rich in every other sense of the word. I am full of experiences, relationships, spirit, history, love, kindness, purpose, integrity, wisdom, and so much more. In my mind, I am the richest girl in all the land.

How rich are you?

Love Deeply and Forever,

Karen

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