in
this issue
Your Monthly Money Journey
Sometimes a simple invitation can change your
life!
Over the next 12 months, you're invited to take a
personal Money Journey with Women's Perspective. We suggest
recording your thoughts and information in a private journal that
you can refer back to occasionally.
Let's start with a
mini-inventory of what you understand about your financial
life today:
My financial life is:
___ in order
___
could use some work
___ a mess
___ a catastrophe
___
managed by others
___ other:______________
When I consider
my financial life, I feel:
___ ready to know more
___ open to
some input
___ secure
___ calm
___ embarrassed
___
overwhelmed
___ confused
___ scared
___ angry
When I
consider my spiritual life:
___ I believe there is a
Divinity.
___ I feel removed from it.
___ I'm not sure what I
believe.
I would describe my spiritual life as:
___
active
___ dormant
___ a "sometime" thing
___ unable to
describe
Next: What does money mean to you? Jot down what comes
immediately to mind, without analyzing or judging your
responses.
- Money means ...
- To be poor means ...
- To be rich means ...
- To have enough means ...
- When I share what I have, I feel ...
Next month:
You'll explore your personal "money
messages." These are the myths about money you grew up with,
believe in and live out.
Can't wait till next
month?
Speed ahead on your Money Journey using A Woman's
Book of Money & Spiritual Vision. The book is featured on our
website, with links to booksellers and the publisher.
Want to share Your Money Journey with others?
We
recommend forming a group of 12 to 15 members, and meeting for 6 or
7 sessions. A book club can also explore the book during regular
meetings. To help you create a productive and enjoyable experience,
we're creating materials to assist group leaders.
Email us for study group details
Quick Links...
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| We all make New Year's resolutions, but they're tough to
keep! Now you can take a few steps on Your Money Journey every
month with the help of Women's Perspective.
In the blue column (left) of this newsletter, we
invite you to explore the connection between your finances and
your spirit. This issue starts at the beginning with a quick
inventory of where you are now. Next month, you'll explore
your personal "money messages." As we travel together, we
invite you to share your "a-ha! moments" about your spending,
earning, or giving.
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Come Celebrate Our Third Anniversary
and International Women's Day
 You're invited to meet Margaret Auma
(left), Executive Director of Springs
Ministries in Kisumu, Kenya, at our March 13
celebration of our third anniversary and International Women's
Day.
"Weaving a World that Works" is the theme of our
celebration, expressed in circle dancing, joyful drumming,
writing, and small group discussions. It all happens on
Saturday, March 13, 9:30 am to 3 pm, at First Congregational
Church on the Green, Park St. & Lewis St., Norwalk, Conn.
Our speakers will include Margaret Auma, who is making her
first trip to the U.S. as a delegate to the UN Commission on
the Status of Women, March 1-12 in New York. She will present
powerful testimony about the courageous widows of Africa, who
have lost their husbands, homes and livelihoods to AIDS.
Other speakers include, Pat Krause, founder and
director of MayaWorks, whose motto is interweaving lives and
discovering one world, and Rosemary Williams, director of
Women's Perspective. Pat will talk about her work with
Guatemalean weavers and Rosemary will guide us in exercises
designed to show that women can make a difference in the world
by aligning the power of their resources with their core
values.
So grab a friend and join us March 13, as we celebrate our
third year helping women connect their financial and spiritual
lives. The cost is $25, including a light lunch.
Register by email for
March 13 celebration »
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Explore Money & Spirit in 2004
 Redeem your relationship
with money! Learn how it connects with your spirituality in
hands-on workshops guided by Women's Perspective
director, Rosemary Williams. Activities include creative
exercises, small group discussions, and personal journaling.
In the company of supportive women, you'll analyze your
financial facts and align your financial life with your
spiritual values.
Find a Workshop Near You
Connecticut: March 20; 10 am - 4 pm; Fairfield
University, Fairfield; "Life, Money, Values - Your Money
Journey." Click
here for details.
New York: May 1, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm; "Money &
Spirituality: A Woman's Perspective;" Divine Compassion
Center for Spiritual Renewal, White Plains, NY.
North Carolina: June 1 or 3; "A Woman's Worth:
Faith, Money & Power;" Montreat Conference Center,
Montreat, NC. Part of "Reclaiming the Text - The Cost of
Discipleship: Faith, Money, and Possessions," May 31- June 4.
Click
here for details.
Click here
for a Women's Perspective calendar »
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New! Findhorn Retreat Starts June 26; WP Workshop with
Jean Bolen in Connecticut, September 18-19
 Discover your Spirit
in Scotland this Summer
Join us for a weeklong
retreat at Findhorn, one of the best-known intentional,
spiritual communities in the world today. Located in the
breathtaking highlands of northern Scotland, it is near the
Inverness and Aberden airports. Founded in 1962, Findhorn
is a major international center of spiritual education and
personal transformation.
Our Findhorn retreat is limited to 15 participants, who
will explore the connection between money and spirituality and
participate in the major aspects of life at Findhorn. We'll
enjoy meditation, sacred dance, and nature outings, as well as
joining in the work of the community. For information call
203- 336-2238 or email us for a
brochure.
Joint Workshop with Jean Bolen Will Explore Sources
of Feminine Wisdom & Money Issues in Connecticut,
September 18- 19
Together, we will discover and
identify our deep archetypal sources of wisdom, authenticity
and spirituality, and tap into this energy. By listening to
Jean and Rosemary and to each other when we meet in circles
with a spititual center, and by hearing our own thoughts and
what we voice, we'll develop a deeper understanding of our
personal soul and money issues. This can lead to more
meaningful choices about how we spend our energy, money and
life.
Jean
Bolen is a psychiatrist, a Jungian analyst in private
practice, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of
California Medical Center, and an internationally known
lecturer. She is a prolific author, whose latest work is
Crones Don't Whine.
The two-day workshop will
take place in autumn splendor on the shore of Long Island
Sound at the Convent of
St. Birgitta in Darien, Conn. The cost is $250, including
lunches and materials. Registration is limited to 50
participants, so we urge you to sign up early.
Click here to request
info »
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Matching Grant Doubles Your Contribution to Women's
Perspective
 We're grateful to announce
that a member of our board of directors recently made a
generous $5,000 matching grant to encourage you to support
Women's Perspective.
The grant will match dollar-for-dollar your donation of
$100 or more. Please help us extend our programs on money and
spirituality to previously unserved women. We're planning new
workshops and creating study materials for book groups, but we
can't do it without your support. Contribute today, and you'll
double your money through the match!
Click
for info on how to contribute »
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