Free, unappreciated "stuff"

We live in a world where the value of the things around us fluctuates for reasons that have nothing to do with their intrinsic worth.
Most of the things that we consider "valuable" are replaceable, we could lose or damage them, then easily replace them.
Our attachment to them is most of the time emotional. They make us feel a certain way, they boost out ego and elevate us socially.
The flipside is that the same "attention" that elevates us, could be withdrawn from us, leaving us brow-beaten and  dejected.
When we simply feel good because we think highly of ourselves, external opinions have little effect on us.
This paradox reveals a profound truth about humans and the nature of fulfillment. 

When we chase material possessions and external validation in order to fill an internal void, we overlook the valuable resources that surround us. 

Fresh air is free, yet it sustains our very existence. Sunlight floods our life, providing energy and warmth that could not be  replicated. 

The capacity for thinking and creativity exists within us at all times, waiting for us to seek its services. 

We have been conditioned to believe that happiness must be acquired and that status must be displayed. 

This misplaced focus creates a cycle of dissatisfaction since it relies on a flimsy and mercurial external validation.

When we redirect our attention inward, we start to appreciate and most importantly notice all the bessing that we have been endowed with, from our health, to our brain, to our infinite resourcefulness that cannot be taken away from us by market crashes, or the fickle opinions of others. 

True wealth lies not in what we can acquire, but in recognizing, cultivating and nurturing what we already possess.