Taking Stock: A Spiritual Guide to Rising Above Life's Financial Ups and Downs"Foreword by Monsignor James P. Lisante
What is it about money that not only makes us feel secure but also drives us to measure our true worth by our financial standing? Whether we've experienced unmet monetary goals, job loss, or outright financial crisis, too many of us have let the stress of financial issues obscure our higher priorities. Taking Stock is a revelatory book filled with the wisdom and practical tools to move toward a lifeview in which success is defined by spiritual clarity, not by the promises money seldom delivers.
The author has been through his own rags-to-riches-and-back-to-rags saga, through which he learned money's true place and value. Examples from his own experience and from community and business life are sprinkled with teachings from the world's religions -- not to mention a healthy dose of common sense. To the religious and nonobservant alike, Taking Stock reveals:
* the role money plays in our lives * why we envy others for things we don't need * the difference between failure and failing * and how to ""start over"" using new definitions of success and happiness
The book closes with Prescriptions for Each Day of the Week, each one an inspiring and beautiful story with a gentle, clear moral. With compassion, humor, and profound wisdom, Taking Stock gives readers not only a way to cope, but also a deep appreciation for what they have -- not what they're missing." |
From inside the book
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... rich young man " in the Bible shows . Anxious to do the right thing , he cannot face the challenge of giving up his possessions to help the poor . He walks away sorrowful because the right thing costs too much in terms of this world's ...
... rich man . . . again . Loss is a tragedy , even when what we've lost is " only money . " The most pious , the most religious , the most spiri- tual human being has a right to feel deep personal sadness at a time of dramatic change of ...
... rich that he can do without a friend . Money is the way most people measure their success . I've come to the realization that there is no poverty greater than loneliness , no riches more satisfying than the blessings of friendship ...
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Contents
Say GoodbyeIts Really Gone | 5 |
No Youre Not Stupid | 11 |
How Much Are You Worth? | 21 |
How Expensive Is a Guilt Trip? | 26 |
Money Isnt Really Your Best Friend | 31 |
Wealth or Health? | 39 |
What Would You Do with It? | 45 |
Thou Shalt Not Covet | 53 |
Is There Life After Failure? | 90 |
Are You Being Tested? | 104 |
Pessimism Is Deadly | 114 |
Are You Afraid of Success? | 124 |
Greed Is Not Good | 132 |
Go to a Funeral | 141 |
Why the Bible Is Better than Buffett | 150 |
Starting Over | 167 |