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This week I have had several opportunities to experience my definition of wealth.

Some people define wealth as a certain amount of money in the bank.  Others define it as choice.  I define it as spontaneity.

For me, spontaneity means that I have flexibility in my schedule so I can take advantage of cool and fun opportunities that come along.

On Tuesday I noticed on Twitter that one of my buddies (who I had never met) was going to be speaking at a conference in Fort Lauderdale (about a 40-minute drive).  I twittered her to see where she was staying, and she told me and asked if I could meet her there for lunch.  I said yes.  So I got to meet Donna Maria Coles Johnson, Indie Business expert.  We had a great lunch and a great talk.

The next day I got a call from someone who runs a terrific non-profit, Tim Snow.  He had a last-minute cancellation for the next afternoon/evening and wanted to know if I wanted to go on an airboat ride and have dinner at his family’s house in the Everglades, with a small group of cool, powerful, local women.  I said yes.  That was last night and it was terrific.  I ate alligator and catfish for the first time, and had a delicious stone crab dinner.  The group got along so well that we talked about getting together at one of the lady’s houses on Key Largo.

And last, but not least, I stayed longer yesterday volunteering in my daughter’s classroom to read the class a chapter from our favorite book series - Junie B. Jones, which made my daughter (and I) very happy.

What is your definition of wealth?