Recycle Halloween Outfits

Do you recycle Halloween outfits? I wonder… One of the best investments we ever made was a dinosaur Halloween costume for our daughter when she was five.  Many days over the next few years she donned that outfit and played and played.  Still in good shape, it became a...

5-Minute Try It: Moving Money Mess

Minute one: Bring to mind a current money issue and intensify this issue with a strong visualization. Minute two: With the issue feeling very alive, notice the area of your body that is most energized. Where is the energy located and what are the sensations, thoughts...

Spending with Lasting Pleasure

Can you identify a purchase that has given you lasting pleasure? I wonder… Outside my office window birds play and feast year round at our bird-feeders. One bird feeder is over ten years old, at least; the other is newer, maybe five years old. As we contemplate...

Nature Deficit Disorder

Are you familiar with Nature Deficit Disorder? I wonder … Did you know that humans reap wonders from being in nature? Author and journalist Richard Louv coined the phrase Nature Deficit Disorder in his popular books.  Carol Kaufmann recently penned an article about...

Celebrate Financial Planning Week

How will you celebrate financial planning week? I wonder… It is financial planning week and I invite you to celebrate your finances and relationship with money.  The international professional organization for financial planners, The Financial Planning Association,...