Many of us dedicate much effort to managing our finances.
We keep a budget.
Make investments.
Give to worthy causes.
Track what comes in.
Control what goes out.
Taking great care to allocate our resources to their highest uses.
Yet, in doing so, we often overlook more important resources.
Resources that cannot be stolen, lost, or accumulated.
That cannot be printed, mined, or earned.
That are always being used.
Always being spent.
Our time, energy, and attention.
Are they not worthy, too, of account?
Worthy of infinitely more care than material wealth?
You only have so much time, energy, and attention.
Are you managing them with due diligence?
How much do you squander, hoard, or apply to distraction and vice?
How much do you invest, give to others, or apply to bettering yourself?
Money is not the only resource to manage.
It’s often only a representation of these intangible, invaluable resources.
Resources that come from within, are finite, and fleeting.
It’s on each of us to determine how to spend them.
How to put toward the most worthy pursuits.
You alone can determine how to use your own.
Based on your values.
Your priorities.
Your goals and dreams.
You’ve got this.
