This morning’s paper had an article about the uprising over ammonia-treated pink slime and the fact that it’s on the menu in many of our nation’s schools. The pile of tiny pink sticks of pseudo-beef filler in the accompanying photo did nothing to quell the uneasy feeling in my gut as I read the article.…
Let’s Talk
Sex and Money, the last two topics we don’t talk openly about in America. I first wrote this in my 2nd blog post almost three years ago. You know what? Things haven’t gotten much better. Sure, we have the surface conversations about what we or the government should do with our money—but do we ever really talk about how our beliefs and values show up?…
Harm Reduction: Nice Idea!
Recently I was introduced to the concept of harm reduction. It was offered to me in the context of food, but the term was first used in the field of alcohol and drug addiction. But to be brutally honest, food and money are just another form of addiction and so I decided to investigate this concept further.…
Tax Me, Please.
Last week, National Public Radio had a segment about a letter (and video You Tube Video) to our leaders from The Patriotic Millionaires. Given my professional past, anything about taxes piques my interest. I remember years ago reading The Rape of the Taxpayer where I got an understanding of how tax policy can shape social policy.…
Show Me the Vision!
I was in Cape Cod this weekend at the Gestalt International Study Center. Although the weekend had been planned as a gathering for those of us who have studied there, life shifted and Friday morning began with a memorial service for one of the founders, Edwin C.…
Citizen Beware
Last week I heard someone use the phrase citizen beware while remarking that we had all become consumers. We’re used to hearing consumer beware of course, and it got me wondering what the connection is and what they had to do with money beliefs.…
Debtor or Sinner?
I don’t want to get religious on you, but I attended my childhood church this weekend in Wisconsin while visiting my failing mother. While saying the Lord’s Prayer by rote, I was caught off-guard hearing the usual word debt (trespass to some) replaced by sin. …
Thanksgiving Hangover
OK, I’ll admit it – I have a hangover. But it’s not what you think. I’m hung-over from too much: too much of a good thing. Do you know what I mean? Why is it when Thanksgiving comes around, we shift into overindulgence? …
I’m Thankful for Money
I don’t need to tell you that this upcoming holiday is all about being thankful. We’re gearing up to answer that age old Thanksgiving question: what are you thankful for? And, because It’s Not About The Money! you’re probably thinking the last thing I’d be writing about is being thankful for money.…
If You’re Happy and You Know it
Listening to NPR during my morning drive, I heard about Great Britain’s plan to measure national success in a new way. In a questionnaire that is sent to all households in early 2011, the UK will add new questions about environmental and psychological well-being. …