Keep It Simple, Sweetpea
Right now, it is time to KISS (Keep It Simple, Sweetpea). We are at the high point of Spring. There is plenty of energy, and almost too much abundance. Balance yourself with a focus on simplicity. Simplicity = focus on what is already strong and structural within you. What are your most basic building-blocks? There’s ...
How to Have An Opinion
Too many opinions are created “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short,” as Hobbes’s famous phrase (about something else) put it. How to have an opinion we can all enjoy? RAISING CLARITY proposes opinions be clear provocative rare and meet Rotary’s four-way test: Is it the truth? Is it fair to all concerned? Will it build ...
Crowdsourced Post #3: Can We Crowdsource the Beloved Community?
This post only asks you one question instead of two. Because really, if you answer “yes, we can crowdsource the Beloved Community,” there is only one question left: HOW?* Thanks for your contributions. –Beth *Although the next question is surely, for a person who has patience issues like me, “When?” PS: This is our third ...
Illness and Earning Power: Birth = Worth Interview now Published!
Dudes! Here is an amazing piece of work–a conversation about our intrinsic value, our real worth. Joan Friedlander and I talked last week with lovely guests present on her Lifework Chat teleconference. Joan has just beautifully edited the teleconference and created a blog post presenting it for all of us who like it in print ...
So What?: Action
Well, ok, I’m still alive after witnessing to you about this ascension experience, I guess you could call it. It feels so arrogant and wonderfully freeing to align myself with the Christ: THIS IS THE LOVE I CLAIM. AND OFFER. One reader has asked me why I felt the need to witness: Wanting to embody ...
Thank Yous
We received this handwritten thank-you card recently*: Dear Beth, Thank you so much for your time and for sharing your wisdom about fundraising and how it relates to spiritual practice. Everything you said makes a lot of sense and validates what I have been thinking. Thank you also for the validation you offered for my ...
Living Wage Lending
Soul-colleague Mattie Reitman makes loans out of his garage (to paraphrase the Mitt Romney quote at the bottom of his home page at Living Wage Lending). Never mind Mitt Romney. How about a quote from a satisfied lendee to give you a taste of Mattie’s specialty: Mattie loaned me approximately $3,000 to pay off ...
How to Apply for Anything (Step 3 of 3)
Last post on applying for a grant, consultancy, fellowship, etc. For Step One, click here. For Step Two, click here. Thanks! Step Three decide whether you really want the opportunity and whether it is really right for you at this time (what would your guardian angel say? heck, what is your guardian angel saying? organizations have ...
How to Apply for Anything (Step 2 of 3)
(Hi! This is our second post this week on applying for an opportunity–fellowship, grant, consultancy, etc.) For the first post, click here. Step Two if possible, interview a relevant person at the source about the opportunity you’re applying for: be honest about why you want to interview them; say you want what’s called an “informational ...
