Well, Pin a Rose on You

Well, Pin a Rose on You

If something positive happened to me, an achievement of any sort, my father would often sarcastically say, “Well, pin a rose on you.” I never considered, until now, how degrading, harsh, and undermining that six-word sentence could be to a person, and especially to a...

What Is Your Crazy $ Move? (Mine Is Stamps)

Recently I received a second chance to “work with” my late mother’s stamps, not a rare stamp collection but two 3×5 plastic photobooks holding my mother’s “organized” stamps of various denominations. They were left in her desk, ostensibly to be thrown away after...
Fear: Money and AI

Fear: Money and AI

Hello my friend, I am standing, I wish in awe, but more like the muddy middle, watching yet another dust bowl of fear roll to all corners of the earth. I’m talking about our collective response to Artificial Intelligence. Artificial Intelligence is not unknown and...
Money News and Money Polarities

Money News and Money Polarities

Listen to Gayle reading the blog aloud. Hello dear you, You may recall that several weeks ago, the Silicon Valley Bank closing came to light late on a Friday. Over the weekend, news media went to town. I happened to be visiting a dear friend, also a financial planner,...
How do surprises engage our body centers?

How do surprises engage our body centers?

Listen to Gayle reading the blog aloud. Hello gorgeous, hello handsome, It’s been a month since The Body of Money arrived in the world and I’m blown away by the response, in a good way. Daily I am touched with surprises. Mystery-surprises take me to my head where I...
How do you CELEBRATE?

How do you CELEBRATE?

Listen to Gayle reading the blog aloud. Hello Wonderful You, Today, February 7, the day I am writing this message to you, is the birthday of my book, The Body of Money. For days friends and family have asked, how are you celebrating? It’s a natural and simple...