A Millionaire

This past Friday afternoon, I was resting before I went to play tennis and this simple thought popped in my head.  I feel I am a millionaire.  I certainly don't have a million dollars or anywhere close.  I have enough money to live and that's fine.  I have certain intangible things that do make me a millionaire.

Number one is health.  How much is your health worth?  Its priceless!  I would rather be healthy and have my loved ones healthy than a million dollars any day.  I have had some injuries playing sports but nothing that I couldn't overcome.  I can play tennis, ice hockey, run, ride bike and exercise on my free will.  Those things to me are way more important than any amount of money.

Number two, I have my mind.  Some may say my thinking is warped but I do and will always think for myself.  I never have subscribed to group think and never will.  If that makes me an outsider, then so be it.  I make my own choices and do what I feel is correct through my thought processes.  As it seems more and more folks think less, I believe people need to think and analyze more and not follow whats force fed to them.  I'd rather think for myself than have a boatload of money.

Other than work, I have free will.  I can pretty much go where I want, whenever I want.  I love freedom and independence.  I never want to be tied down and told what I have to do.  The freedom to live as I want makes me wealthy not dollars in a bank account.

The other thing I love and will always have is music.  I can't play a note or sing but music is an integral part of my life.  There always seems to be a song playing in my head even if I don't have a cd playing.  Music soothes me on a bad day.  It makes me feel triumphant on a good day.  There are so many songs that I can identify as the soundtrack of my life.  If I didn't have music I would be poor.  Music makes me whole and no amount of money could ever change that.

In conclusion, despite the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations of life, I have decided the intangibles are so much more important than material wealth.  Health, sports, mind, freedom, independence, music are way more valuable to me than money.  So it is said, so it shall be written. I know I'm a millionaire and its All In My Mind.