What do you have that Wall Street can’t touch?

Robert Scoble shared a touching post from Michael Hyatt.

Despite the economic collapse in the USA, Michael had an epiphany after happening upon an elk rut in the wilderness.

… Even though my financial worth had been decimated by the events of the last three weeks, I realized that nothing could touch the things that are most valuable to me. Experiencing the elk at dusk with people I love was a timely reminder.

I also realized that I have a choice: I can focus on what I have lost or I can focus on what I have. I started making a mental list:

I have my health.

I have a loving wife, who is also my best friend.

I have five wonderful daughters, two sons-in-law and (so far) two beautiful grandchildren. “I am particularly fond of each of them,” as Papa says in The Shack.

I have several profound friendships that encourage and challenge me.

I have meaningful work that I would do even if I wasn’t getting paid.

I have incredibly competent co-workers whom I truly love and respect.

I have a church that grows dearer to me with each passing year. (We have been members there for 24 years.)

I have a relationship with God that is endlessly fascinating and fulfilling.

And the list goes on. I could name a hundred more things, but you get the idea.

My guess is that the financial crisis is going to get worse before it gets better. You and I have very little control over what happens in the external environment. But we do have control over what happens inside our hearts. It all depends on our mental focus.

What do you have that Wall Street can’t touch?