When I write about Karmic Economics, I am always confronted with the fact that I write from a place of great privilege. People say, “well that is all fine for YOU, who have social safety nets – but not everyone has the opportunities you have.” Of course, this is true. I speak from my own …
Category: Karmic Economics
How I got rich
I am a rich person. I own almost nothing – never have, and probably never will. My income is so tiny that when I file my dutiful tax return I always worry that they won’t believe my numbers. And yet, I have everything I could possibly want. I have access to spaces and opportunities all …
Knitting mittens, making websites
Ravelling and unravelling, I screw it up, rip it back, start over again. The first one takes forever, the next one only half of forever. I badger my mentors, ask stupid questions, receive patient instruction and tips. Obi Nine guides me through yet another unfathomable server labyrinth and the wool lady gives me a special …
Lend it, spend it, give it away
Money needs to keep moving. Money is energy and like fat molecules moving through the bloodstream, it needs to be constantly flushed and recycled. If not used it clots and festers and ultimately shuts down the system. Keep it flowing. Lend it, spend it, give it away. Money karma comes around fast and just because …
The Universe picks up the phone
I asked the Universe to send me a home. A quiet place to learn, and focus, and rest. And this is what that dang Universe has dumped on my plate: the sweetest little lakeside cottage, where I sit now typing by the woodstove. Spacious and bright, with a comfy bed at the top of the …