I am Rich

“Remember no man is a failure who has friends.”

-Clarence, It’s a Wonderful Life

Your first thought when you read this post caption was probably related to money. Oh does she have a huge house, designer clothes, nice car, an inheritance? No, it is better than that. I have friends, deep connections with other souls. Money can’t buy that, and it does not create that either.

In my experience, the test of true friendship is doing nothing. My best friend in the world and I often do nothing together. We cuddle in bed, sit on the floor, or lay on the couch. The only things designer are the bags under our eyes. We sit there for hours with minimal entertainment, no party to get ready for, and it feels like a 7 year old experiencing Disney world for the first time, we have an absolute ball. It’s real, genuine, raw and rich with amazing energy, laughter, and so so much love. That’s how I know it is true friendship. When you can enjoy your time together doing nothing, you can create magic together doing anything.

College has been weird in this sense. Everyone wants to meet people and get those “life long best friends from college” so badly that they jump on any activity to “go out” and “meet more people”. I do it too! Personally though, my favorite nights are dinner nights at Barcelona with with girls, deep conversations in the lounge, learning dances with my friends, dinners in Mac while learning gibberish, car rides belting out afro circus, even watching youtube videos on Friday nights with good company. It’s through those experiences I get rich. I see the souls of others and they see mine.

I also find that people who appreciate these kind of things and who are willing to do them too are generally deep souls, worth being friends with. It is the surfaced level souls. Who think that hooking up, the designer clothes you have, the car you drive, the amount of instagram followers you have or revines you got on your last KILLER vine post are what measures the value of a life. But, nobody comes to your funeral because you had a Gucci belt or a David Yurman ring. You are missed after you are gone because you made people feel loved and seen. Because you saw them as they are, raw and real and still loved them. Because you made them laugh and sparked joy within their life. Because you were a friend for the soul not a friend for the gram. These things, I believe, only another soul can provide, and is the only true way to “get rich”.

A dance night out in Boston is so much fun if you have those friends, if you have built relationships that are real then you can do anything and have fun. But if you haven't, a Saturday night dancing with strangers shrinks your wallet and often you leave no richer.

So to all the people who read my blogs, especially the CSOM kids, this is how you get rich. Invest in relationships, connections, and love. Then your Net Worth will be priceless.

Love Always,

Casey