Trading Up.

So I've had this thought festering in my brain for quite some time...I guess since I read about the man and the giant red paper clip. You know the story, he kept trading and trading until his paper clip materialized a house. Sure it took a while, but it happened and now he's the proud owner of a two bedroom--one and half bath in a quiet neighborhood.

I want to trade up. Yep. I've decided. I'm going to see what I can make out of one dollar. This summer, my goal is to see just what potential lies in a mere dollar. You know, a dollar is so insignificant to today's society. We rarely go shopping at the "dollar stores" just because we know that what we will be receiving in return for our $1.09 is a little piece of worthless junk or a stale no-name snack. But I think there is much more to the dollar than first meets the eye. I mean, what can I do with a dollar?

Well, I could buy a tablet of paper and a pencil and sell sketches. I could buy some bookmarks and sell them for profit (thanks Justin for that one). I could do any number of things. Even if I only end up with $1.25 after I'm done, I've made a 25% increase on my dollar--that's really good in the realm of profits.

So we'll see where the dollar gets me. We'll see just what potential that little dollar has...

You know, I could never end this blog without at least delving into the spiritual realm just a little bit. Humanity is made of little dollar bills. We are all walking currencies. I'm a dollar, you're a dollar--we're all dollars. Essentially each of us have been given the same potential. The varying places we were raised, how we were treated and such play a part on what we will become. Whether we will be spent on penney candy or as part of the down payment for a house depends on whose hands we place ourselves in. But we can make that decision.

I choose to place my value in the hands of an all-knowing God. He knows exactly what my dollar was meant for--and it's just enough to cover the cost.