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There are some things that people who have money just don’t understand about not having money. And there are some things about having money that people who don’t have it just don’t get. As such, people who have experienced both mindsets, cultures, and societal circumstances can serve as useful interpreters. As someone whose formative childhood years were in the context of a hardworking family gettin Read more

Money often gets more credit than it deserves, as we chase its limited potential to deliver satisfaction; it can also take a bad rap as the source of, if not all evil, then at least the instigator for a whopping dose of it. What’s the Middle Way of money? Funds are an integral part of the world most of us live and work in, and it occupies a central focus in our society’s attention and its functioning. Tha Read more

Over the last several years I’ve been exploring consciousness and money, as two of the things with the most impact on our planet. How do they relate to one another? How can we get them to work well together? To be frank with you, my interest arose out of my experiences of a widespread lack of financial maturity or integrity in spiritual communities. I didn’t need to look very closely to discover that I, t Read more

Why love a rancher? you might ask.  Good ranchers are awesome stewards of our beloved Wide Open Spaces, the places we go to on holidays and love doing road trips through. This was the main topic for a visit by Mme Judith Guichon, Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, to our Clear Sky Retreat Center, located in southeastern BC. I live at Clear Sky, an erstwhile ranch, for part of the year, and keeping it healthy an Read more