When do you feel rich?
“What one perceives as abundance is different for each person. For example, there are many kinds of wealth in this world, such as wealth because you have a lot of money, wealth because you have a very healthy body, wealth because you have close family and friends, wealth because you have achieved a career, and so on” (Ma, 2019).
There are also three characteristics of life enrichment from a psychological perspective.
・Diversity
・Interest
・Changes in points of view
Diversity takes place when our lives are full of experiences that are different and unusual from others.
Interestingness is the experience of having many interesting experiences that change one’s values. And when we die, we will think, “I have experienced so many things that have made my life colorful, and I have learned so much.
These are different from the characteristics of a happy life or a meaningful life. There is comfort, relief, happiness, significance, and purpose (Frye, 2021).
What do you need to do in order to have abundance in your life?
So, what are some of the things we should keep in mind if we are to have a rich life?
First of all, money is not everything. Of course, money can give you the abundance of being able to buy what you want, but money cannot buy inner abundance. You can obtain abundance by following some of the following methods.
・Learn to accept yourself
・Become a creative
・Stay authentic
・Do what you love
・Stay gentle
・Be generous
・Build relationships (Giri,2016)
On the other hand, considering the psychological perspective, people with prosperous lives share three common personality traits:
・They are curious.
・They are open-minded and tolerant of experience.
・They have experienced both intense light and dark emotions. (It is not enough to have experienced intense emotions. It is important to create your own thoughts and reasons through the experience.)
Growth, self-acceptance, autonomy, life purpose, and relationships and environments that allow us to be cheerful are also reflected in our psychologically rich lives. It may be necessary to have a variety of people and goals rather than pursuing the same people and goals all the time.
In addition, to live a psychologically rich life, it is important to be flexible, value freedom, and not be trapped by traditions and customs (Frye, 2021).
“Reference”
Ma, R. (2019). Ramit Sethi’s Advice For How To Live A Rich Life. [online] Forbes. Available at: https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerma/2019/11/11/ramit-sethis-advice-for-how-to-live-a-rich-life/amp/ [Accessed 25 June 2022].
・Frye, D. (2021). Beyond Happiness: Why a Psychologically Rich Life Is a Good Life | Psychology Today. [online] www.psychologytoday.com. Available at: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/living-single/202108/beyond-happiness-why-psychologically-rich-life-is-good-life?amp [Accessed 25 June 2022].
Giri, G. (2016). How To Live a Rich Life Without Lots of Money. [online] Lifehack. Available at: https://www.lifehack.org/388994/how-to-live-a-rich-life-without-lots-of-money [Accessed 25 June 2022].
