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We’re living in a time of economic crisis–a time when the economic system, the money system itself, the markets are unraveling in a way that I haven’t seen in my lifetime and most people haven’t seen in their lifetimes. And this is a very frightening time for people. At the same time, if we can recognize that what is unraveling is that which has no viability. What is unraveling is that which is not sustainable. Practices, ways of being with money, markets that are not based in true value are starting to fall apart.
If we can see that what’s happening is a truing, a recalibration, and an expression of us being in overshoot, it helps us see how to deal with it on a personal basis. It doesn’t mean it’s not going to painful. It doesn’t mean that there’s not suffering. It doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be paying close attention to how we use money, what to do with the investments we have, and being mindful of the job we have and the salary we earn. These considerations seem larger than life under the current circumstances. (more…)

December 26th, 2009
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