Comments on: The Million Dollar Question

By: Lisa-Marie Cabrelli

Lisa-Marie Cabrelli — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 07:03:08 +0000

I love this Michelle and am so glad that you got this level of insight out of the exercise. Looks like you need to work on ways to add time in to your life now. Funny I was about to start developing a blog series on this. The idea that what most people want to earn is time not money.

By: Michelle Fernandez-Marino

Michelle Fernandez-Marino — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 03:02:05 +0000

Today I was able, for the first time this summer, to sit in my backyard at dusk (favorite part of the day). While enjoying the lovely evening, I started my million dollar list. Not sure if it was thanks to my iced cappuccino, the cool breeze, or the serenity of the deer passing through my yard, but I had a moment of clarity… when I glanced at my list for a second time, it became very clear that all I want with my million dollars is TIME! … “Would love to add a sun room to my house” – why? because I love spending time with my family in the backyard and with a sun room we could do that for a longer season… “Would love to finish the basement in my husband’s office” – why? because then he could afford to get an associate and spend more time at home…”Would love to travel” – why? because when our family is on vacation, we don’t have day to day electronic distractions (cellphones, computers, TV, etc.) and we really connect and enjoy the time together…. the list went on and on… So for me, this exercise reinforced my most precious commodity – TIME!

By: Lisa-Marie Cabrelli

Lisa-Marie Cabrelli — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:53:27 +0000

Absolutely right Joan! The major lesson of the epiphany is that you don’t necessarily need money to do the things that fulfill you. So many folks allow that to be a limiting factor (especially when they are without the wisdom that *cough cough* our age brings)… so when you imagine it off the table to give yourself permission to dream correctly.

By: Joan Ball

Joan Ball — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:03:09 +0000

Fascinating what happens when you have this sort of insight and begin reorienting your life around the things that matter to you. Had I encountered this parable and the associated question a decade ago I would have thought of all the things i could do if I only had the money. Today, there is not a thing I am doing or not doing that would change if I had a million dollars. Sure, there are a few student loans out there I might pay for myself or my kids, but nothing that cannot and will not happen if I press forward in the life I am living today. In fact, the only thing I would have to figure out if I have a million dollars would be how best to give it away. Thanks for the question. Helps me to see how blessed I am with or without money…