I Have More Money Than Time

So, a few weeks back, I was at the cell phone store. While waiting for my daughter to get a new phone, the person helping us said I was eligible for new home internet. It was going to be much cheaper than the company I have, easier, blah, blah, blah, blah. All I could think about is the complexity of having to set everything up again, what if there are issues, etc. Mine was working great. She said something about an end of the month special, in-store credit and other things. As I processed the information, out of my mouth came “thank you but I have more money than time.” She replied sheepishly, “I understand.”

When you first read the article above, you may think that my commentary was not super cool to put it politely. That was my own initial response. However, as I thought more about it, I truly wasn’t trying to portray anything related to any amount of money I may have or not have, but that my perception of the time I have and what I choose to do with it was more valuable than anything related to money. It just reached the point in the discussion where I recognized innately that this was the case. It just happened to be in an environment where sales ideas were no match for where I was emotionally.

There are many sayings in this world about the value of time, how we spend it, how it relates to money, what matters most, etc. We all know this, and it comes out most often when something big happens to us in our lives. We say, boy, we sure don’t want to take anything for granted. Then, somehow, we go back to the grind until it happens again. Interesting stuff as it relates to life’s meaning, legacy and all those ways in which we measure a life well lived.

I say this. There will always be discussions to have about money. It’s what I have committed my entire career to. However, if I may, let’s see if we can segregate out the time part, and build a commitment to tying all we do each day to what we are truly here for. I get it. Life isn’t perfect. However, I would rather start on that side and get pulled back, than start on the other side and get jolted into gratefulness every once in a while. So, whether you have one dollar in the bank, or ten million, remember that it’s the things that money can’t buy, and death can’t take away that often become the most valuable.

Just sayin’.

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