My son, Phil, came across this quote on Twitter and passed it on to me. As far as I can tell, it was originally tweeted by a female rapper named Shee. How true this is. I remember growing up on a farm out in the country. We didn’t have a lot of money, so my brothers and I had to invent games and activities in order to entertain ourselves. For example, we built forts out in the woods using posts from an old grape vineyard for cannons, used young sassafras trees for fishing poles and changed the rules for basketball so that younger players got four points for hitting the rim. This resulted in our having a tremendous amount of fun as we were growing up. The same holds true in other aspects of life. When funds are limited or nonexistent, that’s not the time to throw in the towel. Rather, it’s an opportunity to get those creative juices flowing. This, by itself, is a great deal of fun because you never know what you’re going to come up with. The lesson here is that limited funds can actually be a blessing because of the possibilities it can lead to.
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This is an excellent reminder. My mother used to say that money could buy almost anything except true happiness. It’s too easy to dismiss the truth as a cliche.
Dear Jody,
Thank you so much for your comment. You had a very wise mother and I’m sure it’s rubbed off on you. You’re right. It is too easy to dismiss the truth as a cliche.
You’re so right. Money doesn’t equal creativity or fun.
Dear Phil,
Thanks for the comment. We’ve seen time and again that you can’t buy creativity. Have a great day.
Trudat!
Thanks, Dave. Have a great day!
Ross, you’re spot on with this one!
Thanks, Jerry. Have a great day!
Spot on as always!
@M J Reck
Thank you so much.
I grew up on a remote farm as well. Thanks for rekindling the memories.
Dear Candace,
It was a trip down memory lane for me as well.
How about those days when we played baseball in the cow pasture and occassionally encountered some unusual bases! Merry Christmas to you and your family from your Michigan neighbors.
Dear Carolyn,
How wonderful to hear from an old childhood playmate. Yes, some of those cow pie bases were not the kind you wanted to slide into. I remember one time when I had to put a catcher’s mitt in my pants because they were torn. All the best to you and your family during the holidays. Ross
I wish more people understood the inverse relationship between money and creativity. Thank you.
Dear Tony,
So do I! Thanks for you comment.