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By: Teaching And Learning Abundance « Serendipity Journal

Teaching And Learning Abundance « Serendipity Journal — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:06:06 +0000

[...] was at my lowest point, feeling completely defeated, that I stumbled upon a great blog by Mark David Gerson that spoke directly to the heart of my troubles. I was causing the blockage in my writing, in our [...]

By: Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:43:24 +0000

Quite simply this is a great article. Thank you. Stephens last blog post..Are You a Victim of the Great Cholesterol Con?

By: Mark David Gerson

Mark David Gerson — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:57:29 +0000

Thanks, Kent, for your thoughtful response. I agree with pretty much everything you say. I think it's important for all of us involved in personal growth work to do our best to empower people (including ourselves) to connect with their inner richness, acknowledge all the wonders of the moment and recognize the infinite nature of all that is (including potential blog subscribers!). Mark David Gersons last blog post..Trust. Now.

By: The Financial Philosopher

The Financial Philosopher — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:16:23 +0000

I’ve been an investment advisor and financial planner for more than 10 years… With every year of experience and every certification, degree and designation I earned along the way, it became more evident to me that financial success has nothing to do with money.

In fact, any form of success has little or nothing to do with the particular object of success and everything to do with self-knowledge and self-awareness.

Most of us are misled by social conventions that are telling us to “be somebody” or to “improve your self” with the aid of some physical world object, such as material wealth or social status.

I find it especially interesting that many commenters here are bloggers, like myself…

How many of us are trying to leverage social conventions and marketing techniques to “steal” attention from others in the effort to build our “subscribed readers” number?

I believe the best service we can do for our readers, or any person for that matter, is to help them find themselves rather than suggest “50 Ways to be Happy” or “How to Retire Young and Rich.”

There is no reason to pursue “happiness” if we realize that we already have what we need. There is no reason to pursue material wealth if we realize that we are already “rich.”

As you breathe your last breath, you may just find that you were at the “wealthiest” moment in your life when you and your wife were looking at “Olinda.”

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” ~ Epicurus

Great post. Thanks for provoking thought…

Kent (The Financial Philosopher)

The Financial Philosophers last blog post..Thinking Outside of ‘The Game’

By: Maria | Never the Same River Twice

Maria | Never the Same River Twice — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:43:34 +0000

Mark, I have a similar practice to your trips to Olinda. I live near a beach area and I often walk (trespass) on the beaches in front of beautiful homes and pick out the one that I want. What I recently realized by reading Playing the Money Game by Steve Pavlina, is that I still don't see those homes as real possibilities for my life. That is a mental limitation that I need to work on before I can be in a place to achieve that level of abundance. Maria | Never the Same River Twices last blog post..The Authentic Blogging Manifesto

By: Bill Kanapaux

Bill Kanapaux — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:33:15 +0000

Interesting post. In addition to personal struggles with doubt and apprehension, these same negative emotions can take hold of entire groups of people: nations, cultures, etc. Just look at the fear induced by the notion that letting go of U.S. dependence on oil will result in economic ruin.

Nothing could be further from the truth. But those fears, perpetuated by those who have the strongest hold on oil, absolutely paralyze national policy.

I’m really interested in seeing how some of these self-actualization techniques on the personal level can scale up to address larger problems.

Bill Kanapauxs last blog post..Altered states 1: Your world on the brink