Have you ever paid attention to the company you keep? Are they going in the right direction? More than meaning well, do they put it in action? How do they rub off on us? How do we rub off on them? Managing life is as much about the choices we make in our relationships that shape us as they are about the decisions we make that shape us.
Have you noticed that everything in life is not set out in simple straightforward ways? Men for example are weird and women are just plain complicated. Parents don’t get it and children are a pain in the neck. Yet even those neat boxes are often smashed by people who behave in different ways. So as useful as boxes are, lets approach each individual as a mystery waiting for us to solve only by looking for clues by building relationships never assuming we know but enjoying the process to know. 
What would you do with £100,000? Of that wish-list, what do you really need? In the rush for financial security underneath it lies a desire for something that money can’t buy. We work for money to get the essentials – it is a means to an end. That end is the glimmer of hope of a worthwhile life. What makes a worthwhile life? Possessions? Money? Or relationships based on enduring adversity and celebrating those meaningful moments in life? The investments that mean most to people is meeting their direct need for love not found on your regular currency.
t on going on any kind of journey without ensuring that you’re well fed. Going anywhere on an empty stomach is a recipe for disaster. The beauty of sharing with others is that sometimes the most fulfilling thing isn’t the food that you eat but the company you keep. Indeed nothing can be more rewarding than life-enhancing relationships and encounters with others. Let today be a day where you can rub your tummy in satisfaction of a job well done by relationships being built for the better on this journey of life.
