I won the lottery!

Dear G,

 

Last week the Powerball Lottery was something like 700million, take home 400 in your pocket. I was like hell yea I'm buying a ticket. 

 

Then I thought about what I would do with that money. I started to day dream like all Americans do. I'd buy Tom a car. I'd finish the backyard and the garages. I definitely wouldn't buy a different house. I love my house. I'd just fix it up. I'd donate money to my school district. Oh, wait, I'd open a hope center for my districts community, not just for kids but their parents. I'd have a schedule of recovery classes and book studies and a gym and...and....

Basically I'd donate. I wouldn't quit my job because I love my job. I have purpose. I believe I am there for the kids, the teachers, the parents. I believe I am where I am supposed to be. Then I thought I'll have enough money to pay my bills. I realized, wait, I can pay my bills. So what would I do? 

 

I'll help! I'll buy my family houses. Everyone can be mortgage free. What else would I do? I'd take vacations. I already do that. I'd feel less stress? Probably not. I'm not that stressed now, not about money. I'm not "rich" but  not struggling. 

 

That same week a women approached me in the grocery store. She was trying to get me on her team for whatever her multilevel marketing product was. I said to her "oh no I already have three jobs I'm good" she proceeded to tell me how I could get rid of all three and just have one. Hold on lady, I have three passions I mean. I teach, I paint and I write. I'm not stopping any of that. I like what I do and the life that I live. 

 

Dam! All the money in the world wouldn't change anything about my life. I'm exactly where I want to be. I've already won! 

 

I'm doing things that are helping. 

Don't get me wrong I'd still by diamonds but I am happy without them!

My purpose has always been to create inner happiness and to teach that  to the world. Thank you for my gifts, strength, truth, purpose and deep honesty.