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What Recession?
A recent issue of Newsweek reported that while many consumers are tightening their belts for economically lean times, businesses that cater to very wealthy clients are booming. Italian handbag purveyor Bottega Veneta reported a first quarter increase of 31.5% in sales, on top of a 49% surge in 2007. Prada's profits were up 66%. Some of Christie's fine art pieces are being auctioned for two or three times pre-auction estimates. 80% of wealthy people polled indicated they intended to spend more during the coming year. In an article entitled Unsinkable Luxury, Newsweek declared, "the luxury spending spree goes on unfettered." If you, like many people, are spending less these days even on necessities, you may scoff, "It's not fair!" as you covertly send multimillionaires the stinkeye. Yet I would like to suggest another take on the situation, one that will empower you emotionally and financially. Recessions are caused when consumers grow afraid to spend money, which diminishes the cash in circulation, and most people end up receiving less. It's a vicious cycle fueled less by a fixed economic reality and more by fear. Recession is a fear-based reality. Wealthy people are generally not afraid to spend money; in fact they rather enjoy it. so economic conditions that frighten most folks do not faze them, and they continue to purchase $18,000 handbags, which keeps big bucks in circulation. Because fear is disempowering and faith is empowering, wealthy people are making a big contribution to the economy, not just by continuing to purchase, but more significantly by refusing to go into the sense of lack that paralyzes others. You can offset recession collectively and personally by refusing to make decisions based on fear. I suggest that you spend money on the things you want and need, and trust that providence is natural. I'm not suggesting that you spend money you don't have or spend imprudently. I'm just suggesting that you let faith be a stronger factor in your consciousness than fear or resistance. When Ted Turner recently donated a billion dollars to the United Nations, he declared, "The world is awash with money." Did he say that because he has lots of money, or does he have lots of money because he knows that the world is awash with money? I am sure the latter is the case. The world is always awash with money, as well as an abundance of resources. How much of them you get to enjoy is not up the economy - it is up to you. Your most crucial prosperity organ is your brain, and the times when others are shutting down circulation is the most fertile time to step it up. There are always people, even in more modest income brackets, who flounder in strong economic times, as well as those who thrive in hard times. I recently asked a realtor friend how she was doing. "My business is buzzing," she reported with a smile. "I've closed a bunch of sales lately." When I asked her method, she explained, "I don't read newspapers or engage in conversations with others about the reported slow market. I choose to live in a prosperous reality, and that is how it turns out." The two greatest architectural achievements of the twentieth century - the Empire State Building and the Golden Gate bridge - were funded at the height of the great depression. During that time there were visionary people who invested their thoughts, feelings, and money in expansion and success, and so it was. You, too have the right and power to create a vibrant personal economy and help those around you by holding the high watch for prosperity. No need to go thumbs down on Prada; just go thumbs up on you.
Alan When you remove thoughts of lack from your formula, all that remains is abundance.
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Infinite Energy and Healing, Anyone?
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Are you worried about the world running out of energy? Or the price of gas? We live in a world of abundantly infinite resources, and as we search for practical solutions to energy needs, they show up in amazing ways. When scientist John Kanzius set out to find a cure for cancer, he may have done just that. Along the way he discovered a way to extract fuel from salt water, the most abundant and renewable resource on earth. Kanzius has received acclaim from the scientific world, including a Nobel laureate. While we will have to see how Kanzius's inventions unfold, in the process we have a demonstration that energy is infinite, healing may be closer than we think, and we don't have to dig up dinosaurs to get around. Truth has already solved any problem you can think of.
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The Mastery Training A Life Transforming Retreat July 20-26, 2008 Fiji Islands
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How Good Can it Get? A Week of Stellar Transformation with Alan Cohen & Mary Manin Morrissey music by Karen Drucker Sedona, Arizona November 2 - 7 2008
How much joy and success can you possibly achieve in your career, relationships, and well being? Join Alan, inspiring teacher Mary Manin Morrissey, and gifted musician Karen Drucker for a week that will blow the lid off your limits. Topped off at a magnificent desert retreat center with stellar music, this is a week not to be missed! $1895/double $1995 single includes seminar, lodging, meals, and entertainment.
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I am delighted to be joining the Hay House I Can Do It! team for an outstanding series of seminars that will stimulate and heal at many levels. I will be speaking on Sunday June 29 from 11 am - 12:30 pm. Also on the weekend's stellar menu are: Louis Hay, Cheryl Richardson, Wayne Dyer, Gregg Braden, Joan Borysenko, Sonia Choquette, Robert Holden, James Twyman, Brian Weiss, Marianne Williamson, and many more. This will be a huge uplift fest, and I hope you will join us!
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