To my sons,
ONE foot in front of the other. ONE step at a time. To be it, you must first be able to see it. This is why your absolute and total exposure to what the world has to offer is so important.
GLOBE TROT whenever possible.
How can one manifest an independence strong enough to envision the desired life you want to live, if you’ve never witnessed it done by another? How can one imagine greatness if surrounded only by the mediocre?
How does one have the goal, dare I say the INSIGHT, to show up in the world as an imaginative, contributing and productive member of the human society? A CREATOR sharing their true person, their talent, their inner art, their inner beauty, their soul.
This is what it takes to be RICH. To lead a rich life. To have soul. AUTHENTICITY. From this place, the money will flow.
Shakespeare’s character Polonius said it best:
This above all: to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.
Hamlet Act 1, scene 3, 78–82
To create MEANS of all manner of things - be it financial, be it compassion, be it a family, be it love…?
Be it… not only for themselves, as such richness naturally extends to create MEANS for those whom surround such a TRUE person.
If the propositions offered you are easy handouts… If the examples that surround you are ones of demands for entitlements with no requirements to contribute… fucking RUN in the other direction. Such seductions ARE too good to be true. The price you will pay is the cost of your FREEDOM. It is the imprisonment of your SOUL.
Nothing in life is ever FREE. No matter who offers it. Remember that.
To give of yourself with your own creative energy behind what is making the “thing” work is your LIFE;
Think about how you can see the possibility to ask for more from yourself, for YOUR LIFE, in order to make how you want to live and show up in this world actually happen. JUST THE WAY YOU WANT IT.
Do not let the agenda of OTHERS lead you astray.
Never forget that the government is not your MOTHER. Nor is the pretty girl you will eventually love.
Life is about creating opportunities for yourself, and in turn, for others. Refuse to waste precious moments in your short timeline demanding pitiful handouts. NEVER give your power over to others by asking them to shape your destiny; you will only be disappointed when they don’t give you one that is a sufficient fit for your person. Because it won’t be sufficient. Because they are not YOU.
MAKE YOUR OWN DAMN PIE. And be happy.
Take on the responsibility of manifesting the life you want. TAKE IT ON. Live the life you’ve been given. Be thankful. Be grateful. Because that creative energy that makes a thing called DESIRE is GOD working inside of you. Don’t place expectations to fulfill it on others. Save yourself from the disappointment. Don’t wait for the life you want to be handed to you. That day will never come.
You DO you. THIS IS HOW.