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Cancer journals #2: bargaining for false safety

November 14th, 2009    -    1 Comment

I made a deal with the devil and I did not even know it, not until my husband got cancer. (I know I told you all Id write about currency.  That is coming but now I’ve been thrown a curve ball by life and want to share the insights from it.) So here is theRead the Rest…


Sufficient Transitions: Recess from Excess (Part 5 of 7)

November 11th, 2009    -    3 Comments

Sufficiency invites us not to get rid of stuff but to allow our stuff to be part of our flow, the in and out of our lives. The gifting, the exchanging, the transferring, so that our stuff, our relationships, our ideas and our love can be part of the back and forth rhythm of life.


Excessiveness in the face of Uncertainty

November 4th, 2009    -    No Comments

What of this ever-changing-ness that I so want to control? What excessiveness am I bringing to that? Like overeating because I am tired, or talking too much because I am nervous; do I over-think, over-plan, over-practice, over accumulate knowledge, friends, money or things to protect myself from the uncertainty?


What is enough

November 1st, 2009    -    No Comments

We got interviewed, fun!  And we got asked lots of juicy questions about sufficiency and sustainability so in lieu of a new entry we want to invite you to check out:  http://www.rbruer.com/a-question-were-not-trained-to-ask/.  YOu can meet our colleague RIch Bruer this way too.


if sufficiency is everywhere is it in the hospital?

October 23rd, 2009    -    3 Comments

I spent much of today at the hospital, waiting. I thought about bringing my computer and I did bring the book chapter I am writing and my crochet set. I was supposed to be there for two hours. Is that enough to occupy me I wondered? More than enough actually.  More than I could possiblyRead the Rest…


Creating a Culture of Sufficiency

October 11th, 2009    -    2 Comments

Gina and I had a call this week with a man, Alan Rosenblith, who created and directed a movie called The Money Fix (a must see if I do say so). He is working on creating community / virtual currencies.  He said the most amazing thing:  ”Currency is what we use to mark what weRead the Rest…


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