This was forwarded to me by my friend, Sarah. It is from a photo essay at Time Magazine. This link also shows where each of these families lives, what their favorite dishes are, and how much money they spend on their weekly food.
Take out, then take in Bad luck will begin. Take in, then take out Good luck comes about. As the most wonderful Priestess of Time , Waverly FitzGerald tells us, “Everything you do on this day has magical implications for the coming year. So don’t take anything out (not even the trash), and don’t lend … Read more
Groundless hope, like unconditional love, is probably the only kind that counts. — John Perry Barlow A BRIEF FOR THE DEFENSEby Jack Gilbert Sorrow everywhere. Slaughter everywhere. If babies are not starving someplace, they are starving somewhere else. With flies in their nostrils. But we enjoy our lives because that’s what God wants. Otherwise the … Read more
I give thanks, my dear friends, visitors, participants, and beloveds, for your presence; the gift of being of service to you, the great honor of being a traveller with you on a few miles of your sacred journey. Together we stand at the Great Turning, and in Love and Gratitude we are transformed. Thank you.Blessed … Read more
Thank you to the Veterans who have served their country. Thank you for your valor, your sacrifice and your loyalty. May your honor never again be betrayed by the callous liars and crooks who currently command you. May we all from this day forward dedicate ourselves to making this so.
The Goddess TycheMoney is the most important subject intellectual persons can investigate and reflect upon. It is so important that our present civilization may collapse unless it is widely understood and its defects remedied very soon. — Robert H. Hemphill, former credit manager, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta With today’s Full Moon, our focus on … Read more
Life without thankfulness is devoid of love and passion. Hope without thankfulness is lacking in fine perception. Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude. Every virtue divorced from thankfulness is maimed and limps along the spiritual road. — John Henry Jowett (1864 – 1923 ) As you shift your attention from what you don’t have, … Read more
Dark of the MoonNew beginningsDark of the MoonPlant a seed tonightDark of the MoonWhat we envisionWill come to be by the Full Moon’s light.When we give, we simply make room for more to come in. When we become deeply, authentically generous, it signals to our abundant universe that there is a conduit open to receive … Read more
You pray in your distress and in your need; would that you might also pray in the fullness of your joy and in your days of abundance.— Kahlil Gibran We have been considering ways to heal our past history with money. There are many, many ways to do this, and these are but a few … Read more
Money is, in some respects, life’s fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.— P.T. Barnum As we move this week to the threshold that brings the dark time of the year to the Northern Hemisphere, and the great harvest celebrations, we naturally consider the meaning of abundance in our lives. For … Read more