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As I’ve looked around this week for good news, the best I have come up with is quite beautiful and astounding…smack in the middle of the Haitian earthquake crisis. This is not front page news, but it should be. For right in the middle of the Great Recession where people around the globe are feeling…

This is not only the beginning of a new year, it is also the beginning of a new decade and what better time than now to commit to becoming fiscally fit! Whatever you did or did not accomplish personally or financially no longer matters. Now we have a new decade to work on fulfilling our…

Traditional Buddhist Healing Blessing    Just as the soft rains fill the streams,    pour into the rivers and join together in the oceans,    so may the power of every moment of your goodness    flow forth to awaken and heal all beings,    Those here now, those gone before, those yet to come.…

Yesterday, I received a prayer request from Pam, who lost her husband recently and is battling cancer herself. She is feeling frightened and discouraged and really could use some support so that she can keep up the good fight for both herself and her children who are young and still greatly need their mother. Let…

We owe this holiday to the great Martin Luther King Jr in honor of his birthday. He was an amazing man of great heart and commitment for the cause of justice and selfless service to others. As a tribute to him, here are some of his most inspiring quotes. “The art of acceptance is the…

Like everyone, I have been horrified and deeply saddened by the devastation in Haiti. As an earthquake survivor myself, I know what it’s like to have your life crushed beyond recognition in a matter of minutes. It is unimaginable. It took me years to recover emotionally and financially from the Northridge Earthquake that destroyed both…

May the light of your soul guide you. May the light of your soul bless the work You do with the secret love and warmth of your heart. May you see in what you do the beauty of your own soul. May the sacredness of your work bring healing, light and renewal to those Who…

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Haiti who experienced a devastating 7.0 earthquake yesterday. This is the first earthquake of this magnitude in Haiti in over 200 years and thousands are either missing or presumed dead. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world where 8 out of 10…

Please join us in praying for all those in need right now. Join Beliefnet’s Financial Prayer Circle, dedicated to holding the space and praying for those in need of prayers and support. Here are some of the requests we received this week: "We are in dispair and need help in all forms including financial.prayers to…

I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle.  I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.  ~ Mother TeresaFew things can test our faith like money and financial issues. Perhaps this is because we can easily confuse our self-worth with our “net-worth” and when this happens and our financial resources…

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