So, I was talking to my friend, Fabeku, on the phone the other day. And we were talking about money. And how we like it.
And how it’s taboo to like it.
Or how people think that people with money are dicks. Or unscrupulous. Or ridiculously lucky. Or taking money from people who need it.
Sigh.
I find it interesting that we don’t have these conversations about love or health, the two other resources that support us.
We never say, People who are loved are dicks. …

When we are stuck with a small-t truth, we need to feel it in its entirety. We need to get our perception into every nook and cranny.

We need to understand and feel the pain of our brothers and sisters who are feeling the same way.

And then we need to turn this pain and suffering into peace and understanding.

The meditative practice of Tonglen does this. In this post, we use Tonglen to reprogram the small-t truth of “not having enough”.

People start out excited about contributing with compassion. Then overwhelm, doubt, guilt show up.
And then we turn into martyrs.

Here’s a little reality check on our road to compassionate living, with help from Oprah, Coca-cola and Dar Williams.

Let us explore compassion lightly with open, unbleeding hearts.

Reporting back on the compassionate acts of “making a space for the words of others and looking people in the eyes” attempts of yesterday (I almost wrote “attempts of yore”. It feels so epic to make these small changes).

Interesting, positive results!

Wow- A whole week of luck making!
We’re in the final stretch. Can you feel it?
Have you seen the movie Run Fatboy Run?
Run Fatboy Run!
There’s this part where they talk about The Wall, that point in running where you just feel like you cannot take another step and you want your bed and that’s about it.
ugh. Horrible. Ugh.  The Wall Sucks.
And in the development of an abundant life, walls exist.
Pay Attention When Things Hurt
I am NOT saying push through the pain.  Because pain exists for a reason. Pain is something to …

So, yesterday, we talked about Steady on the What, Creative on the How.  How, if we know what we want, we don’t necessarily have to know how we’re going to get there.
Today, a very simple measuring tool.
There is Joy in Daily Success.
Notice I didn’t say “You must make a milestone every day. EVERY DAY.”
Because milestone is a painful word and joy is a joyful one.
The success doesn’t have to be big. It might be that today you just move a little tiny bit forward, where if you weren’t watching, you …

Yesterday, we talked about Creation from Chaos.  So, you want abundance in your life.
What does abundance mean?
And why do you want it?
Abundance to me means- love, touch, laughter, kids, dogs, cats, warmth and peace of mind.  It means a roof over my  head. It means quiet time. It means the means to throw a party. It means the means to be generous. It means books. And the occasional pretty thing.
When I have these things, I feel abundant.  I feel like I have enough.
Abundance is Sustenance
I’ve had other kinds of abundance. …

Yesterday, we talked about how life happens for us, not to us.  Now we’re going to talk about the building blocks of creation.
The second tenet is this:  Chaos is unformed creation.
Everything in this physical plane is in flux.  Things are either in creation or decay.  We are born with a desire to create: to create babies, art, a home, a career. We’re born with a desire to create ourselves in this world.
Enter Chaos
So what do we have to work with? Simply this: Chaos.  We have just what we have around …

What is this Good Luck Manifesto?
It’s my flag in the sand on the continent of abundance.
It’s a path to abundance  (as you define it).
It’s not a surefire gimmick. It is not the Shamwow! of Abundance.

Also, Billy Mays will not yell at you as you use the Good Luck Manifesto to blot out stains.
It Is This:

This is not the Law of Attraction.
The only Law of Attraction I know is gravity.

The Good Luck Manifesto is a common sense path to Good Luck.
Yep. Good Luck.  Good things happening. Feeling really lucky. Feeling blessed.

The …