Dialogue with my muse |
JOE: Good morning Calliope. CALLIOPE: Good morning Joe. How are you today? JOE: Fine. Our travels the last couple days resulted in Carol finding a new car for a reasonable price. CALLIOPE: Glad to hear it. What did you learn from the process? JOE: Good question. I think I learned a few things about prosperity. CALLIOPE: Tell me more. JOE: Several years ago I retired from my psychology practice to focus entirely on my writing. CALLIOPE: How does prosperity fit in? JOE: When I retired, I realized I would have much less money to live on. I thought about this as Carol bought a new car. I don't know if I will ever be in a position to do so myself. CALLIOPE: Does that bother you? JOE: Sometimes it nags at me. I don't have oceans of money at my disposal and can't always do things I would like to do. CALLIOPE: Is there another side to it? JOE: I am freed from pursuing money. I have enough to live on and provide my basics as well as some left over for our travels. CALLIOPE: Are you okay with that? JOE: Most of the time. Sometimes I wish I had more money to pursue my interests. I usually come back to realize that oodles of money don't always make people happy. Usually I can accept the life I have chosen. Talk with you tomorrow. |