Week 11

Some of the lessons covered in this week’s learning were impactful and inspired me the think deeply about the exchange between time and currency. Money and the responsibility of it and the trade-off necessary to earn it. Why do we put a value on time and how do we measure it?  These are some of the things I think about often and how it affects the way we live and the attitude towards our potential.

My attitude towards money and the responsibility to handle it comes from my grandfather who was raised during the great depression. We were reminded often to use every morsel of substance we had and wasting was not an option. He worked hard for his family and always had side jobs to bring in extra when he was not at the fire station. Even though he was gone many nights, he would always come home to see his family when needed.

How do we measure the value of money against time? This is a thought that has led me to a greater understanding of the importance of the family.  Often I ask my children what is one thig we are given that we can never be given back? The answer is time... When we acknowledge this we can see how time and money can be valued and the responsibility to handle it carefully. The balance between the two is crucial to have a successful life and endure many challenges.

Family is our most important asset that our Heavenly Father has given us. We must give care and love to those whom we have been given charge of.  As we do this, it will be manifested through generations of our descendants. When we establish a pattern of investing time as apposed to wasting we will impower our children and our children’s to practice the same value in their homes and families.