oohhhh you made me all happily teary-eyed! now it's my time to cry over $2! :) (nt)

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Posted by Alissa on November 5, 2001 at 15:08:10:

In reply to: Re: Crafty trevails and successes posted by Maureen on November 5, 2001 at 08:36:05:

: Hi Alissa,
:
: Thanks for taking us there. You captured so well the energy and
joy
: of little girls. Sounds like you were having a ball while being
: tried to no end. Those little girls really liked you and will
: remember their time with you waaaay after the henna design fades
: away. And the lesson they learned when you gave back the
: $2.00...well, I think will benefit a lot of other people as those
: little girls grow up and pass it on...now that truly does ROCK!!!
:
: When I was 16 years old and working my first job a very dear friend
: and wise woman who owned the store I worked in taught me two things
: when she handed me my first paycheck: 1) That I was going to in
some
: way lose 5 to 10 percent of that money. I would overpay for
: something...be fined for an overdue book at the library that I knew
I
: returned...or loan money to someone who would never repay it. And
: she said, "You will resent it and begin to give too much power and
: consideration to money"; and 2)That because I was blessed enough to
: be in the position to have money...no matter how much or how
: little...that I was now obliged to willingly give some of that to
: someone else. And in that I would truly understand the nature and
: place of money. That all money that came into my hands was not
mine
: to keep. That it would get out of my hands in one of two
ways...one
: I controlled and the other seemingly always out of my control. But
: the point being that either way, that was money not mine to
: keep...just money routed through me on its way to where it
belonged.
: I can not tell you when that lesson really sank all the way in and
: became part of my habitual behavior. It wasn't that day because
: within two days all my little money was gone and I could not
account
: for where half of it went. I had to borrow money from my father
and
: never paid it back...the personification of that money of his that
: got away or perhaps just the cause he contributed to...LOL!!! But
at
: some point her words did sink in and I discovered that every dime I
: don't resent having gone through me without my having had the
: opportunity to squeeze every bit of enjoyment out of it...and every
: dime I can contribute to some cause other than my own, is replaced
by
: a quarter I do not earn/did not expect/did nothing to deserve.
Money
: is just the conduit for all the collateral emotional and physical
: stuff...I think that is what she taught me. Can you imagine how
much
: that $2.00 is worth today? You are rich...and your richness flows
: through you like your milk to Zane. You nurtured more than your
own
: baby today. I love the people henna draws to her!
:
: Maureen

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: : Hi Alissa, : : : : Thanks for taking us there. You captured so well the energy and : joy : : of little girls. Sounds like you were having a ball while being : : tried to no end. Those little girls really liked you and will : : remember their time with you waaaay after the henna design fades : : away. And the lesson they learned when you gave back the : : $2.00...well, I think will benefit a lot of other people as those : : little girls grow up and pass it on...now that truly does ROCK!!! : : : : When I was 16 years old and working my first job a very dear friend : : and wise woman who owned the store I worked in taught me two things : : when she handed me my first paycheck: 1) That I was going to in : some : : way lose 5 to 10 percent of that money. I would overpay for : : something...be fined for an overdue book at the library that I knew : I : : returned...or loan money to someone who would never repay it. And : : she said, "You will resent it and begin to give too much power and : : consideration to money"; and 2)That because I was blessed enough to : : be in the position to have money...no matter how much or how : : little...that I was now obliged to willingly give some of that to : : someone else. And in that I would truly understand the nature and : : place of money. That all money that came into my hands was not : mine : : to keep. That it would get out of my hands in one of two : ways...one : : I controlled and the other seemingly always out of my control. But : : the point being that either way, that was money not mine to : : keep...just money routed through me on its way to where it : belonged. : : I can not tell you when that lesson really sank all the way in and : : became part of my habitual behavior. It wasn't that day because : : within two days all my little money was gone and I could not : account : : for where half of it went. I had to borrow money from my father : and : : never paid it back...the personification of that money of his that : : got away or perhaps just the cause he contributed to...LOL!!! But : at : : some point her words did sink in and I discovered that every dime I : : don't resent having gone through me without my having had the : : opportunity to squeeze every bit of enjoyment out of it...and every : : dime I can contribute to some cause other than my own, is replaced : by : : a quarter I do not earn/did not expect/did nothing to deserve. : Money : : is just the conduit for all the collateral emotional and physical : : stuff...I think that is what she taught me. Can you imagine how : much : : that $2.00 is worth today? You are rich...and your richness flows : : through you like your milk to Zane. You nurtured more than your : own : : baby today. I love the people henna draws to her! : : : : Maureen
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