Being rich is not about how much you have, but about how much you can give.

Our kids are always watching and learning from us. I learned from my mother today. My mother needed to renew her California ID Card. My son Andrew took her at 10am but said he had to leave by 1pm. I figured that was plenty of time...but it wasn't. At 1pm, I was at the local DMV trading places with him. I sat there for about 15 minutes and realized we were going to be there at least 2 more hours. My mom said she was hungry and I had not brought my laptop so I told her I would go home, make her a sandwich, get my laptop and come back. I made two honey, peanut butter and apple sandwiches and wrapped each half in saran wrap, separately. When I sat down next to her, I gave her two wrapped halves (she didn't know I had another two wrapped halves in my bag). The next thing I knew she was handing a half to the lady next to her - almost as soon as she was receiving them from me. Everybody was starving. That lady proceeded to cut her half in half to share with her friend. I pulled out another half sandwich and my mom gave it to her.

This quote, by the way, says: Being rich is not about how much you have, but about how much you can give.

This is so incredibly deep, because the more we give, the more we get. One of the greatest laws of this universe is the law of giving. So, give what you have of your – time, money, smiles, love, compliments, anything. Give your kids the example my mom gave me and they will be on their way to being rich!

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