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It’s an intriguing concept to those who are not accustomed to this financial way of life. According to Iqbal, “The Americans, they do it one time, then they don’t want to do it any more.”

The more relational, contextual understanding there is, the less likely polarities are to take over. Thus began the work to create a scientific inquiry that would study how systems are entangled.

Sou-sou is a centuries-old practice that originated in West Africa. It gets it’s name from the Yoruban term “esusu” which refers to a fund where several people pool their money. The word is said to be derived from the French word “sou” which means a coin of little value.

Smaller communities allowed for more sustainable economies. Determined not to depend on one source of sustenance, people supplemented their farming with increased hunting, fishing, and gathering. They expanded existing networks of trade, carrying large amounts of goods all across the continent in dugout canoes and on trading roads; these routes... See more

Our stories about money are stories about ourselves

Every one of the stories you hold about money is a story about yourself. Think of them as identities, like characters you play in your life.

Show me someone who thinks money is freedom and I’ll show you someone who wants to be free. You think money is an enabler? That means you want to be enabled.

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TL;DR: The first step must be to calm our nervous systems; to return to center. From that grounded place, we can take longer-term actions. Second, we can cultivate resilience practices to support us amid turbulent times: taking a rest. Gardening. Spending time with nature, art, music, reading. Third: we have to build community, to invest in... See more