Making an Investment.
Have you noticed that some media burbles at this time of year are where to invest your cash? Shares, property, term deposits and superannuation. They usually ask some guru to fill our space with what will be an astute and profitable exercise. One year I will note what they say and 365 days later I’ll see if they were right.
Now while I know that it is prudent and right to be sensible with our limited resources, to get the balance right between enjoying and saving, a gentle look back over 2024 should teach us that there were other things that we invested in, that, while they are not measurable like stocks and bonds they are just as important.
For example, where did I invest my limited resources in time and mental energy? Did I allocate enough to the portfolio of rest and recreation?
Would it be a punishable crime to just slow down, step back and listen to what is going on inside of us? You know the place, where there are no screens to distract and commentators to confuse.
Maybe I invested far too heavily with the currency of fear, anxiety and worry and gave scant attention to rest, snoring and being still. Sound familiar?
As we totter and stumble into 2025 maybe our resolution should not be to do A, B, X and 3.5. In these next 52 weeks, we might actually do less of these or even none. Instead, we might aim for a Big Fat Luscious 0.
This would be a fantastic investment and reap magnificent dividends. Deep down we know that we are not made to go above the speed limit all the time. It’s a rule for your well-being. Not a challenge to exceed.