I realize that the “system” (society) has it all wrong in at least one way. The system indoctrinates us to be fearful and play it safe, to just get a job, to squirrel away money. By design it wants us to do a small part and then to sit back idly while enjoying television. It doesn’t want us to do more on a daily basis. Then some day when many days like this have passed there will be enough that we can sip on our savings throughout the rest of life as long as the system continues to be stable.
The very nature of this system implies that there isn’t enough. The value it proposes is saving – to spend little and save as much as possible.
The problem is that it’s looking at it all backwards. It’s looking at our capital as the man-made financial capital. What it isn’t taking into account is the unlimited amount of capital, true capital, you have brewing inside – your personal energy. This is the capital that is all yours while you’re alive on this planet.
In my own experience, I have found that the more I spend in terms of real capital, personal energy, the more I get back in return. The more I push myself away from fear and playing it safe, the greater the personal reward. The more I push myself to CREATE, the more people notice my work and appreciate it. I mean, you can just feel this. Think back to the last time you really threw caution to the wind and did that thing you just love to do. People can see it on your face. And no matter how much energy you were putting into it, you had an unlimited amount more to give even if you were tired. The feeling of squirreling away is the opposite of this. It isn’t the feeling that makes you come alive. The feeling that makes you come alive is saying “Fuck it, I’ve got to do this thing!”
So, to hell with the old way. Down with the old system of being scared and cautious and living life to squirrel away. Instead, I say reach deep down inside and find something you want to pour energy into… something that will make you come alive and then just throw caution to the wind. Spend all the personal energy you have on it! Spend it all! Then spend some more! Because you know what?! You’re not going to run out. The more you create, the more you will have. And the more you have, the more we all have. It seems paradoxical but you’ll find it to be true.