Disavowing Poverty Vows You may never have taken formal, witnessed poverty vows as my husband John did at the age of 19 while he was in a Roman Catholic religious order, but it’s highly likely that you’ve taken some vows of poverty, intentional or otherwise. Religious poverty vows are prayed over, even blessed. They aren’t…

Dementia is often defined as a tragedy filled with doom and gloom.  Supposedly, about all anyone can do is hope for a cure, give a bit of comfort to the person with dementia, and provide some respite for caregivers. “The dementia tragedy narrative is nonsense!” says a rapidly growing dementia care movement. In Keep Sharp: Build…

Daring to Dream a New Economy When Right Now Things May Be Awful Right now, people I know are really hurting financially. Here are some examples, all with changed names. After two years, Joan and David finally sold their house in the town where they used to live, so they could pay expenses in a…