When Money Becomes a Life and Death Matter
On the final night of the cruise, after my father went to bed, Aunt Faye slipped out to the deck for some fresh air. Then she climbed overboard, and let go.
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Are You Any Closer to YOUR Independence Day?
Contemplations about Freedom and How to “Begin It.” If you’re reading this blog post on a computer in the U.S., you already have advantages and freedoms that many in the world can’t take for granted. First of all, you can read. (A few Middle Eastern and African countries are still debating whether girls should be taught to read….) Second, you have electricity. (I love my annual Orcas Island camping trip, but flashlights and porta-potties get old after a few days.) Third, you have a computer, or at least, computer access. (Anyone over 30 will remember the time known as “B.C.” – before computers!) Furthermore, nobody’s making you read this. It’s not government-approved propaganda.
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Taxes and Tummy Aches
Ten Tips to Get Your Bookkeeping, Taxes, and Bill-Paying Done! A funny thing happened on the way to getting my taxes done… Some kind of “tummy bug” hit. Not that awful have-to-sit-on-the-toilet-with-a-bucket-in-your-lap flu that leaves you wondering what else your body could possibly purge, but a milder I-just-don’t-have-an-appetite-and-my-stomache-kinda-hurts thing. Now, with all the “work” I’ve done with my relationship with money, I’m pretty conscious about how my mind, body, emotions, and financial world fit together. Was I resisting doing my taxes?
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The Sisters of Sizzle Serve Up Wealth for Women
(I’ll bet you can’t say THAT three times fast….) What a great month this has been, I’ve been asked to partner with Rachelle, then Robin, and now… The Sisters of Sizzle Talk Radio Show! If you’re not yet familiar with the Sisters or what they’re cooking up in March, well, let me tell you all about it, because they have five shows dedicated to Women and Their Money.
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Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Fortune (a teleseminar)
What’s the real cause of financial stress and what can you do about it? Why don’t affirmations and the “Law of Attraction” always work? What are the two kinds of wealth, and why you only want ONE of them for a happy life? Join my new friend Robin Stephens and me for a teleclass on March 2nd and we’ll answer those questions and more! Robin has invited me to launch
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Take the Gratitude Challenge
This Thanksgiving, I’m taking the Gratitude Challenge. Will you join me? Pick up your pen, your phone, knock on a door, even use your computer, and contact ten people you are grateful for.
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“Too Busy” and the Sufficiency of Time
What a round with “the crud” is teaching me about time, scarity, and sufficiency.
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A New Definition of Freedom
Taking a new look at Freedom on Independence Day:
“Freedom is the ability to create the lives we want, enjoying the journey as much as the destination…. The freedom to express oneself fully and without fear, whether in conversation, business, or art…. Freedom is enjoying every day, living in gratitude, living from choice.”
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