The Garden of Plenty

Kate’s special for DailyCandy readers… Sweet!

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Think about it - do you look forward to seeing your family and friends on Christmas because of the gifts that they bring, or because of the GIFT that they ARE!?

With all due respect to Santa Claus, the biggest gifts we can give this or any season do not come in wrapping paper. Bring joy, peace, and goodwill in your sleigh, and you will be a welcome visitor anytime of year.

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I made a stop at the QFC grocery store in Redmond Ridge Saturday night.  I was on my way home from teaching a “Wealthy, Worthy and Wise” workshop and I needed a few groceries.  It had been a long day with an early start, and besides the groceries, I was also in the market for a shot of caffeine.
I stopped by the in-store Starbucks stand and ordered [...]

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I was so moved by the words of FDR at his inaugural address, and struck by the timeliness of what he wrote for our own time as well, I wanted to share this excerpt.  Given March 4, 1933, this speech was delivered in the depth of the Depression. 
“This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, [...]

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The chaos in our financial markets seems to stand in contrast to the serenity of a beautiful fall day, with many-colored leaves on display and the gentlest of breezes giving them breath. 
But look closely…

I often find that my life tends to mirror and follow the season, both in exterior patterns and interior rhythms.  And perhaps the [...]

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“What do you do?”  It’s the simplest, most basic question, one we might be asked on a daily basis.  I know exactly what I do, but I’m still trying to figure out how to answer that question in a way that people can understand.
In a nutshell, I help people think and feel differently about money.
I help [...]

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“The quality of our life is the quality of our emotions.”
 
Gas is over $4 a gallon, meanwhile foreclosures are up, workers are being laid off, and business owners are tightening their belts.  The word “recession” is bandied about, sometimes in whispers (as if we’re afraid the economy might hear us), other times in not-so-soft complaints.  [...]

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