what makes someone rich???

before i get to that question i just have to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARTY. i know it was yesterday but i didn't blog yesterday, so today will have to do. warm up that 27 club. only 9 days till i am there (for all readers, take note - 9 days, 16th july, my birthday - don't worry, i'll remind you again...and again...and again).

today i went to centre island with matt, cate, zoe and tim. we had a good day. we got the ferry over - dad, i know you are jealous - then pretty much just hung out on the 'beach'. it was very pretty over there. i think i will have to take mum when she comes. i think she'll like it. the weather was lovely.

tomorrow i am going to see the toronto argonaughts(???). they are the football team. i scored a free ticket. i am a bit excited. though i hope i am not going to be bored. i'm going with tim, cate and naike, so i am sure we can make our own fun if we do.

anyway - the blog title - i have been thinking about this question today.

my most obvious wrong answer is money. money doesn't make anyones life better. sure you can buy more stuff. it can ease some issues of life, but money doesn't make you rich.

some answers that i was thinking could be right were to have good relationships, a good family, to be successful in your job, etc, etc. but you know what, i decided that even all of these great things probably aren't the answer for me either.

it came down to one thing. what makes someone rich is to know the love of God. i can't get past that. He in incomprehensible (nice word) but even if you can grasp just a small part of who He is, then you would know what i am talking about. to have a relationship with the creator of the universe. to have even some idea of unconditional love. to live with absolute freedom. i could go on...i think this is what it means to be rich. nothing else compares. nothing else even comes close.