First Things First
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while we’re building a global economy
there are a few things we need to consider
before we get too excited
and our hearts get all a-twitter
the first thing we need to realize
about this thing that we call money
is that it came from our imagination
just like the easter bunny
every mark put in a ledger
every euro, yen, and penny
every dollar, peso, rupee, and pound
the forms money takes are many
but the reality is that we made them all up
they sprouted from our minds
we would be wise to best learn how to use them
if we’d like to take the time
to consider the larger economy
beyond the market we invented
the economy that truly defines who we are
as a people and a planet
because we’re more than just what we buy and sell
we are more than the things we make
and we are certainly more than money
it is high time that we wake
up to the reality before us
that we’ve been caught up in our obsession
with sacrificing reality and the world we live in
for the sake of our most ubiquitous invention
but if we can take a deep breath
and realize the breath doesn’t cost us
it may help us to realize
how we’ve been taking hostage
to the way we use money and the debt it creates
and how it mostly serves the wealthy
the way we push ourselves and the planet’s limits
really isn’t healthy
but our very breath can free us
and bring us to the now