I found this article, incredbly inspiring. I'm sure you will to. It's brief and to the point. Check it out. http://worldobserveronline....

InDaTruth, would love to follow you.

I think that one of the largest disconnects and problems has become the "Guru on the Mountain Top" regardless of faith, spiritual leanings. When the suggestions are given by those who can afford to attend the next seminar, the next retreat, to deal with their stressors, there is a strange gulf that begins to exist between those of us who live in the margins (as it were), even though we are practitioners, who actually work with clients, but who's fees cannot be raised, nor are there seemly grants out there for us to attend such functions to deal with our burnout, etc. While I understand that all programs are in need of funding, and the lack of grants, etc to run these programs, exists, it is concluded that everyone, everywhere "must have money somewhere"; the reality is, well no.

Maslow and other's have rightfully put that existentialism, is best left when all other needs are met, because frankly, if we are in need of 'food, shelter, basic life support, health, etc' we cannot focus on anything but these needs. For folks like myself or my husband (being disabled, running a shoe box business), simply even going to your local buddhist center, hindu following, etc requires m.o.n.e.y. I have yet to see a scholarship program to exist for those like myself who need to refill the well, we're simply left with 'read a book and do it ourselves', and isolated, which frankly, gets old. Even groups like Unitarian Universalists, require a monthly tithe larger than our weekly shopping budget. It appears to be In my opinion we're just 'thrown under the bus' as lesser people.