TRUE WEALTH

TRUE WEALTH

True wealth is not measured in money or status or power. It is measured in the legacy we leave behind for those we love and those we inspire.

CESAR CHAVEZ(gratefulness.org)

BASIC WEALTH:

OUR "basic wealth", is that "we already have everything we need. Thanks Jax for this outstanding post from 4 years ago.                               WE ALREADY HAVE everything we need. There is no need for self-improvement. All these trips that we lay on ourselves—the heavy-duty fearing that we’re bad and hoping that we’re good, the identities that we so dearly cling to, the rage, the jealousy and the addictions of all kinds—never touch our basic wealth. They are like clouds that temporarily block the sun. But all the time our warmth and brilliance are right here. This is who we really are. We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake... 　

~ Pema Chödrön

OPEN THE DOOR

Ask, and you will receive;
seek, and you will find;
knock, and the door will be opened.

(GRATEFULNESS.ORG)

Judged?

In the evening of life, we will be judged on love alone.

St. John of the Cross (gratefulness.org)

What sidelines the ego-mind effectively.

The grateful heart is a manifestation of one's true self. Nothing sidelines the ego-mind more effectively than a grateful heart.

Optimism is a strategy...

Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.

Noam Chomsky(gratefulness.org)

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