This is also a growth area for me. Ironically, I was born into a pretty well-off family, but I always had the specter (held) over my head that it can all be gone in a moment. When my parents divorced and I went to live with my mother it was also a journey to the low end of the financial spectrum.
Money wealth isn't really a "thing" so much as it is a mindset.
their wealth has changed, but their relationship with money has not.
That, right there, is one of the great truths of existence, and why anyone who claims their life would be perfect if only they won the lottery actually has little clue what they are saying.
The post I wrote yesterday about a "stroke of fortune" was interestingly enough also an exploration of the truth behind money. As part of the exercise, I realized that the "stroke of good fortune" that would make life better was quite modest: Just enough to erase the consequences of medical debt incurred 10 years ago that has left us in eternal catch-up mode ever since.
Are we "worthy" of more? Sure... but to what end, exactly? A measure of known security in our old age, perhaps...
Very interesting exploration!
Was it a bad luck or mismanagement? Sometimes I wonder if I had parents who were better managers of value, I would have learned lessons that were useful, rather ones that took years to overcome.
This is a question I have often asked myself. Do I want to have wealth to buy all the toys I want, or do I want to be able to do something useful with others? It is definitely the latter, but I have come to learn that for me, I am able to help the most when I am not under constant financial stress. The problem with so much of the world today is people "forced" to do things to pay the bills, but never having enough to collaborate with others to build a better world.