I read a quote this morning that really resonated with me: “You’re not rich until you have something money can’t buy.” Too often, money is considered the ultimate signifier of success in life – how much you earn, how much you’ve saved, or how much your home is worth. My older brother once admonished me for being a “stay-at-home mom” for a few years after my second child arrived. He informed me that “A person’s paycheck is the measure of their worth.” I laughingly replied that my stock must have dropped. A decade later, my brother experienced a temporary lay-off and childhood patterns led me to ask him how that affected his own worth. His wife laughed, my brother did not.
Anyway, when we measure our wealth by the material possessions we acquire, we ignore what research continues to show – the most valuable assets we can…
