When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.— Confucius Yesterday, I suggested that you bless all the money that you spend – cash, checks, and plastic. Sounds crazy? Maybe, but I think that if everyone who visits here begins to do this, and can convince others to give it a try, something very magical … Read more
The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.— Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960) Whatever your beliefs about any secret societies, conspiracies, hidden agendas and so forth behind the genesis of our nation’s currency, the cash we now use certainly has symbols and mottoes that represent a return to the idea … 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
I cut negative bonds of attachment to lack and limitation.I cancel the belief that struggle is noble.— Jeanie Marshall, Personal Development Consultant Did you have a chance this weekend to try some automatic writing about your memories and feelings about money? I hope so. This can be very instructive, opening up insights you may not … Read more
Do you seek the road to Faeryland?I’ll tell; it’s easy, quite.Wait till a yellow moon gets upO’er purple seas by night,And gilds a shining pathwayThat is sparkling diamond bright. Then, if no evil power be nighTo thwart you, out of spite,And if you know the very wordsTo cast a spell of might,You get upon a … Read more
If all the rich people in the world divided up their money among themselves, there wouldn’t be enough to go around.— Christina Stead (1903-1983) From the historical perspective of the creation and meaning given to money, to the current value placed on it by complex forces of governmental agencies and economic policies, all of us … Read more
If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to. — Dorothy Parker Yesterday, we examined the pervasive Puritan work ethic and its relationship to our beliefs about money. There is no denying that it has in some ways has been very valuable. It has been … Read more
It is a tragic mix-up when the United States spends $500,000 for every enemy soldier killed, and only $53 annually on the victims of poverty. * — Dr. Martin Luther King As we begin to consider and heal our own relationship with money, we can’t overlook the values and ideology that permeate the very foundation … Read more