Comments on: Personal finance, attachment, and suffering–a short reflection

By: Sistah Ant

Sistah Ant — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:32:23 +0000

This is an excellent reminder.

By: Flexo

Flexo — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 04:42:46 +0000

Thanks for this post. I need to be reminded of this when I let things get me down.

By: louise

louise — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:56:53 +0000

Lovely post and so true.
It can be easy to look at people with wealth and think they are somehow happier, but they have all the same problems and they put thier trousers on one leg at a time just like everyone else.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:37:30 +0000

Money is just a tool, like a hammer. It’s not the end all or bell solution. It can help us or hurt us. Life, though, is so much more than money. It’s about relationships between family, friends, and communities.

By: SavingDiva

SavingDiva — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:56:46 +0000

Look! I’m visiting!

By: plonkee

plonkee — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:18:24 +0000

‘This too shall pass’

Makes me happy and sad every day.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:49:35 +0000

We are experiencing this in our family. My hubby’s mom and dad. Both are in their 70’s and have been married for 50 years. They’re extremely successful people in the financial sense and own multiple income producing properties. The mom is going through her second bout of cancer and the dad decides to leave her for another woman. AFTER 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE! They have spent their whole lives acquiring wealth yet neglected developing and nurturing relationships with family and friends. They are not easy people to empathize with or feel compassion … but hubby and I are trying hard to. Money definitely is not the answer to life.

By: izaday

izaday — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:26:23 +0000

Namaste. Love this post! Thanks!

By: Andamom

Andamom — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 03:04:36 +0000

You and the Dalai are both right… I’ve talked to my daughter regularly about how even when people appear to have it all, they are still people with problems like everyone else. I’ve never been impressed by fame — but think that some people have by chance, luck, or hard work achieved something I’m interested in achieving myself. While I accept them, I like to learn from their best practices…while recognizing there are potential downsides for every action.

By: paidtwice

paidtwice — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:30:42 +0000

I had this one day a week or so ago where I had a slew of visitors – one of my posts was stumbled and got a ton of traffic. On my wordpress stats I see this weird little pattern:

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That little peak makes me happy and sad. I want it to happen again lol.