Maybe it’s been prompted by the news I’ve heard lately that we’re in some sort of global economic crisis, but I’ve been thinking a lot about how much wealth the average person has.
And not just in America or in the Western world, but all around the world, we have so much wealth.
If you don’t believe me, try this one on for size.
Assuming you are a sighted person…

Will you sell me your eyes for $10?
(Seriously consider this question.)
No?
How about $100?
Will you sell me your eyes for $100?
No?
Okay, how about just one eye?
Will you sell me the joy and pleasure you receive from seeing out of one of your eyes for $1000?
How about this…
Will you give up one of your eyes for $10,000?
$100,000?
Will you give me one of your eyes (you’ll never see again from that eye) if I give you $100,000?
Here’s the point:
Even though we may not have as much wealth as we want in the bank (or under the mattress), we all have assets and abilities, which we wouldn’t sell for even large amounts of money.
And this leads me to think that perhaps this “global economic ‘crisis’” is more a function of how our we, our media, and our leaders are looking at things.
It is what we perceive is reality which creates reality (more than that there is a problem or a “crisis” (or a good time) which is happening at the moment).
And I can hear someone saying, “Yeah, but tell that to the guy who lost his job and has been out of work and not earning anything for three months.”
My response to that would be that he’s undervaluing himself.
He’s not valuing his skills, or his ability to learn and apply his knowledge in the way that he could be, and that is why he hasn’t been able to earn anything for three months.
Read the book “Scratch Beginnings” and you’ll begin to see what I’m talking about.
Please don’t think I’m admonishing anyone here, because I’ll be the first to admit that I have been guilty of undervaluing myself, and my own abilities… of not “seeing” what’s actually there, and how I can apply my abilities and skills to achieve the goals I have in life.
As a result, I haven’t been of as much value as I can be to the world.
I’m working on being better at evaluating my “wealth” more objectively, and applying it more effectively.
In so doing, I can be much better at sharing my wealth (which is about much more than finances) with the world.
So, on that note, I’d like to share with you today some simple things which might help you to see that what you think you’re seeing, may only be a part of what’s actually there.

Proud Parents
(Hint: Baby)

Look Out

Woof – Woof!

The Lovers

Einstein’s Sirens

The Many faces of a tree (There are 10)

I think this week I would like to be a personal trainer. This is how I would structure clients’ workouts.

What do you think? Sound about right?

I think I’d like to be a mattress tester this week.
(photo courtesy Sealy)

Who doesn’t like beer? I know some people are out there, but I’m not one of them. I’d like to be a beer taster this week! (I think I already have been…but I’ll keep doing it!) I don’t think my fridge is quite this full yet, but wouldn’t that be nice?!

In light of buying our honeymoon tickets yesterday, and the trip that I’m leaving for tomorrow, I have decided that I would like to

And I think the best way to do that is to become a Flight Attendant

I’ve just been having so much fun designing my ring, that I think it would be super fun to be a jewelry designer all the time. Can you imagine a job where you get to play with precious gems and metals all day long?
How do you like these?

Is this one better?

Wouldn’t it be great to be a movie star?

Then every time I opened the door, I could see…

FABULOUS

Jonathan was so nice this week. He brought me flowers for no reason. They’re beautiful daisies, and they really brighten up the room. I thought maybe I’d like to be a flower arranger. That’s a good job for me. This is how I would probably arrange the flowers:

I’m desperatly hunting for a wedding dress right now. So, I thought it might be fun to be a dress designer. What do you think of this one?

No? You don’t like that one? Ok, how about this one?

Since the weather has been so nice here recently, I thought it would be really fun to be a dog walker, that is, until I saw this picture. But who knows, maybe I could still make it my new profession. After all, that girl in “In Her Shoes” did.

By the way…if you want to buy “In Her Shoes” with Toni Collette, Cameron Diaz, and Shirley MacLaine, you can right here.