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 PROSPERITY One Money is good; prosperity is better Two Begins with gratitude Three Improves with appreciation green In the midst of a “deep philosophical discussion” a friend blurted out “Not everyone loves money” in frustration.  The room got quiet.  The person had just blurted out a statement contrary to the point they had been trying to make all evening.  Moreover, everyone knew it was contrary to the friend’s very strong beliefs about money. Finally, I think the room went quiet because people thought the statement was not true, desperate and well...desperately untrue.   Recognizing the frustration of one who hates to lose a debate, I agreed that “Not everyone loves money, however, many - in fact - most people want money” as means of prosperity.  In addition, I conceded that although money is good, exactly because it does give you the power to buy, acquire and do things, prosperity is better because everyone has equal access and opportunity to their prosperity.   Your prosperity is
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REACH One Reach! It's good exercise. Two Reach out; extend yourself to and for others. Three Reach up into higher consciousness. I was looking at all the high reaching, architectural design in the city I live, and thought of the "stories" these sky-high creations speak. The thought triggered a trip down memory lane, a long trip (smile). I recalled being in a high school class and the teacher asking us to write about "the stories'' America's big building tell about the city, culture/community or the country. I enjoyed that assignment because we got to write (creatively) and because (I understood) it was a creative way to encourage students to write. Many years later, I'm inspired by that high school writing exercise (and I still remember that favorite teacher). Today as I look up at those tall, architectural outlines in the sky, the "stories" I read reach a higher level. I read the stories of skyscrapers from a perspective of what it means t

GROW

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GROW One We are born to grow. Two Growth is a process. Three Growing is blossoming.

GIFT

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red GIFT One Each of us has a gift. Two Your gift is worth sharing. Three Sharing your gift will be a reward to others and yourself. Maybe you've heard it said before, sharing is caring. However, if that doesn't work for you, know that sharing your gift (your talent) will yield rewards you never imagined. It's true, this follows another axiom that giving is better (or at least) as good as getting. Even children on the playground recognize this (on a basic level) that "When I share, I can make friends. I am doing something nice. I feel good when I share." Still even those of us who understand this positive principle may be reluctant to share, held back by some misunderstanding that only certain kinds of gifts are needed, appreciated and/or rewarded.  The Truth is each of us has a gift (note I didn't say special gift), to share whether we are a professional, amateur or simply have a natu ral talent. Tania Miron@https://unsplash.com/@_xotm Your gift may be that y
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OPEN One An open heart liberates you to love. Two Love opens possibilities. Three Loving is being open to infini te possibilities. S ometimes, something happens to cause imbalance.  You are hurt. You withdraw.  You shut down.  You close your heart.  Sometimes it can hurt so bad you just want to close the door to pain.  I know.  You must find a way to be open; because when you close your heart, you block the flow of life, light and love. Dance, bake, build, meditate, sing, sculpt, compose, color, paint, pray, travel, teach, film, fish, run a race, walk a labyrinth, write, hug a pet, keep a friend's baby...do what you will, just be open to love. 
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JOY One J oy awaits you. Two Open to love, in joy Three Ch oose joy. there I've discovered that no matter where you are in life, what stage of life, what's going on in life...joy is possible. I've also learned that love, being loving, and opening your heart to love, lets joy in.   I've also discovered that joy is possible when you choose joy.     Enjoy!