It is pretty hard to tell what does bring happiness; poverty and wealth have both failed. — Kin Hubbard, American humorist (1868-1930) Today we have another exercise as we come to the conclusion of Chapter Six: Recovering a Sense of Abundance. It’s a fill-in-the-blank exercise that invites us to examine some of our own attitudes … Read more
Creativity lives in paradox: serious art is born from serious play. – Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way I love that so many of you have already made a commitment to creating a creative space where you can unleash your artist self freely. Our environment speaks to us constantly about where our priorities are, and is … Read more
For improving your behavior, a supportive environment isn’t a luxury. It’s a necessity.— Michael Highstead, CEO of Habit Busters, Ltd. In her recent (free!) newsletter, Elizabeth Genco Purvis, the “Marketing Goddess” wrote, “One of my mentors said something recently that really shook me up. He said, ‘Your environment is stronger than habit.’ When you think … Read more
Cinderella – by Edmond DulacWhere there is no extravagance there is no love, and where there is no love there is no understanding.— Oscar Wilde How are you feeling about all this focus on luxury? In a world where there is enormous suffering, where so many have so little, and less every day, does it … Read more
All enjoying is your best gift to yourself. — SARK How was your weekend? How have your artist dates been going? You are having one every week, aren’t you? Did you do your homework? What luxuries did you bestow upon yourself? You did treat yourself, right? I hope so. What are the luxuries that you … Read more
What we really want to do is what we’re meant to do.— Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way Beginning to cooperate with the abundance that surrounds you and wants to guide you is a critical step towards being in the creative flow. It is also one of the most toxic, fear-distorted areas in our culture, and … Read more
Emergence, by Ann Beeching ©We’Moon 2009, At the CrossroadsWhat does “prosperity” mean when we, as a civilization, are engaged in what can only be seen as a sustained effort to destroy ourselves and our habitat? That is the question I think needs to be asked.— James French, guest essayist, The Wild Hunt As we’re grappling … Read more
Money will come when you are doing the right thing.— Mike Phillips While we theoretically may be on board with the idea of a bountiful, generous Divinity, when it comes to our own lives, many of us squeeze ourselves into tiny boxes, hoping to just scrape by without incident. After all, that’s life, right? Yet … Read more
Goddess Wheel – Lammas © Wendy AndrewMoney is God in action. — Raymond Charles Barker We have been examining our core beliefs about the nature of wealth, the meaning of money and what we assume about our own personal relationship with whatever abundance is available. We have been led to believe, by the self-serving powers … Read more
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. — Norman MacEwan What if we were to question the basic premise we’ve all learned since (at least) grade school, that competition and survival are the driving forces in the biosphere? What if that isn’t the whole picture, … Read more