Wealthy

"I am so wealthy,"  this was the thought I had as I selected my lunch today.   Not only the thought, but rather, the feeling, "I am so wealthy."  I knew that I would get plenty to eat and that buying this lunch came easily.

I can trace this thought/feeling to two things.

The first was a seed planted a few years ago, when I'd get stressed out by my grocery bill.  I didn't appreciate this attitude.  I wanted to feel grateful when I bought groceries.  So instead when I saw the grocery bill I started saying, "I am so wealthy."  I didn't feel wealthy when I'd think it, but I knew it was true, I had enough money to buy groceries, so I was going to tell myself that truth.

It wasn't something that I had a big plan about, just a seed planted, and though my economics haven't changed, it's been a while since I felt stressed by my grocery bill.  I am now, often, grateful to be able to pay for healthy food for my body.

The second seed for today's thought was reading "The Material Mask" from Lewis Howes Masks of Masculinity.  The man he gives as an example in the chapter, is in fact, someone I've been suspicious of, "What is this guy's deal?"

Apparently when Lewis told him he must have one of the fanciest houses in Hollywood, the man just mentioned someone else that had an even bigger/fancier house. Who is the wealthy one here?  He or I?

This is what I was thinking of as I (too quickly) ate my lunch today - writing about wealth and what it means to mean.  Sharing that, a few days before a holiday with a serious consumer bent.

As usual I've purchased very few gifts - just for a few kids in my life.  And I will be doing my first White Elephant gift exchange, which just involved a gift I found around the house.  I had something laying around the house to give away because

I am so wealthy.