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Posted by Lisa K on November 5, 2001 at 23:05:24:

In reply to: oohhhh you made me all happily teary-eyed! now it's my time to cry over $2! :) (nt) posted by Alissa on November 5, 2001 at 15:08:10:

Wow!!!! I second what Maureen said. I am so happy for you. I love
the way you took control and relaxed and made a potentially
frustrating situation into a great experience for those girls. I
believe in that good and bad energy stuff. I admire your patience.
I'm not sure how I would have handled it but I know I would have less
hair or more wrinkles. I agree with Lauren as well. Giving the $5.
limit a try. I think I might do that, see how it goes. I bet Zane
was as happy to see you, as you were him. Congrats!!

: : 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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: Wow!!!! I second what Maureen said. I am so happy for you. I love : the way you took control and relaxed and made a potentially : frustrating situation into a great experience for those girls. I : believe in that good and bad energy stuff. I admire your patience. : I'm not sure how I would have handled it but I know I would have less : hair or more wrinkles. I agree with Lauren as well. Giving the $5. : limit a try. I think I might do that, see how it goes. I bet Zane : was as happy to see you, as you were him. Congrats!! : : : : : : : 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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