The Zen of It All…
posted in life, zen |I’ve been busy reading like crazy - books for work, books for school, books of interest - and it’s made me dwell on the thoughts of why I maintain blogs. I essentially own two - one for code and pop culture with two good friends, and this one.
I started Financial Zen because of a post I saw a post about starting a personal finance blog back when I wanted to et more active in writing - of course, all before the idea of being a father came in to play. I chose the name because I was getting into Buddhism, and also starting to read up on Ben Franklin and his 13 virtues. It lead me to thinking about becoming a better person, and who better to model yourself after? A spiritual person, and a founding figure of this country, who modeled himself in the idea of Jesus and Socrates?
Of course, this all changed when my son was borned. It made me think about it ten-fold if not more! Having a child just made me want to grow to be a stronger person then before - a role model, if you will, in this day and age of “celebrity” role-models where kids are looking at the famous to get their ideas and morals from (which is a tough act to compete with). It’s a main goal - one that surpasses personal finance and more-so focuses on being a good person - which is ultimately the goal of this blog, to track my progress - not just on becoming financially stable - but on becoming stable and strong in all aspects of life. In the coming months (and years) I hope anyone that stumbles upon my writings feels the same.
