It seems like there are two forces in our midst -

The Spring blossoms are bursting out...visually - and sensually - filling our hearts with hope and the delicious optimism of what is soon to be... picnics! outdoor dinners with friends! and all the goodness the sunny warmth brings!

At the same time, the news cycle is full of escalating fear - though not yet in full throttle panic. Currently it is the scare of the Coronavirus & the stock market's reaction to the interdependence of our global economy causing our own checking accounts to feel the impact of work being missed - for weeks, or months - halfway across the world.

There are the BIG implications this has on the balance of your investment portfolio (...though, ideally yours is diversified, and isn't needed in the short term... so best to just take a breath and trust it will rebound).

And then there are the day-to-day implications. The potential of missing work. Paychecks. Customers. School Days!

These potential...

Do YOU run from money??

“Oh no, not me, [you say] – I love money!”

But perhaps the answer isn’t so simple. You see, sometimes we turn our backs when things get hard – when things aren’t quite as easy, or nearly as pleasant, as we would like. [Ahem]

Being in a relationship with money requires we are there, for better or worse. For richer, for poorer. In sickness and in health. 

Which is work. And it’s HARD. And it makes any of the below really, really difficult to face: 

• Those unopened bills oppressing you daily with their very presence on the counter…

• The student loan debt that you just can’t bear to look at – the balance unrecognizable from the amount you borrowed in the first place…

• The dread of speaking to your accountant and finally knowing the amount you owe for last year’s taxes (so you just forget to return their calls and miss some critical...