Always remember," she said, "everyone we love, they are on loan to us for a short period of time. They are gone in the blink of an eye. - Sahil Bloom

Purpose: The clarity of defining your unique vision and focus that creates meaning and aligns short- and long-term decision making; the unwillingness to live someone else's life Growth: The hunger to progress and change, driven by an understanding of the dynamic potential of your intelligence, ability, and character Space: The creation of stillness and solitude to think, reset, wrestle with questions, and recharge; the ability and willingness to listen to your inner voice

Money was an enabler to these ends, but not an end in and of itself.

Denis Diderot had fallen victim to the perils of bought status — the slow, creeping thirst for more, for the next thing that would confer upon him a level of external affirmation.