Daily Quote

"If I am what I have and if I lose what I have who then am I?"

-Erich Fromm

If you were what you have, what would life be like for you? Good? Bad? Somewhere in between? But what if you were what you have, but you lost everything? Who would you be then? Nobody. And there is no such thing as someone who is nobody. So you really aren't what you own. You're more than that! You can be what you want to be, and you don't have to limit yourself to what you own. If you have everything in the world, you don't have to live up to a rich snobby person stereotype. In fact, many wealthier people are kind and wonderful people who happen to be very fortunate. And on the other hand, if you have nothing, you don't have to be a scrooge. Be who you want to be! Be kind, be bold, be brave, be courageous, be passionate, be strong, be giving. Stereotypes are simply painted paper mâché cages-- they look and feel like they might be able to contain you, but they are made of breakable paper that you can easily break out of and escape. So break out of your material cage and set yourself free.