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Fifty-two weekly reflection cycles follow the seven themes of Sabbath Economics. If you fret about debt, follow the DEFICIT thread. If your closets are crammed, peruse pithy comments about STUFF. If your shopping habits are off the chart, consult queries on SPENDING. When you need a break, rest into SABBATH. If you''ve already done significant work on emotional and financial matters, and want to see what love can do in your circles of connection, follow weekly reflections on SHARING, NEIGHBORING and BELONGING. This journal is designed for your words and sketches. You may not yet know what you carry in your head, heart and gut, but writing opens up new spaces to discover what is most alive in you. Headed by questions that range from delicate to daring or by quotations from current and ancient guides, each page is designed to support your contemplative approach to fiscal and personal relationships. As soul-guide Henri Nouwen put it, "Once we dare to ''give away'' on paper the few thoughts that come to us, we start discovering how much is hidden within."

Financially, whether you are strugggling to make ends meet or are just getting by whether you consider yourself decently comforatable, have more than enough, or have ingerited millions, this book could be for you, if you want to do the most you can with what you have. Spiritually, whether you belong to a well-organized religious tradition, a semi-organized bunch of meditators or are religiously unaffiliated, this book is for you if you hunger to discover deeper dimensions of your heartmindbodysoul. Readers who are not members of the Religious Society of Friends will learn a lot about the faith and practive of Quakers. Advance Praise for Sabbath Economics Judith helps us embark on a life-transforming journey that lies just around the bend. Get ready for a book that might just transport you to a place that takes your breath away, and then takes you back to your world with fresh eyes for money, neighbors, quieting and giving your best in all you do. Frederic A. Brussat, co-author with Mary Ann of Spiritual Literacy and Spiritual RX, together they run Spirituality & Practice.com Reading this book felt like being in the presence of a patient, insistent, good-humored and trustworthy spiritual advisor. Jessica Bucciarelli Public Water Utilities Employee Communicator Favor transforms money, so imbued with power to take us far away from ourselves, into a medium with unique spiritual power to heal. Rev. Randall Mullins Soul Guide/Retired Pastor Drags the topic of money off the back shelf of the closet and places it on the altar. Mary Kaye Jacobs Educator