The gift of holding the space

  A few days ago, a fellow writer that I have nothing but the greatest respect for was having a bad day. My natural inclination as a “helper” and problem solver is to try to “help” but I quickly realized that not all problems need to be fixed. Sometimes when people are venting, they just …

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On money and shame

Hello, my name is BGIM and I am a recovering spend-a-holic. There I said it and I mean that in all honesty. Over the years in this space I have shared a bit about my financial stresses and the reality is that more than half of those stresses were due to my lack of control …

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Blah, blah, blah…just another day in BGIM land

I think it might be time to take a break at least for one post about current events instead I am just working through some personal disappointments and having one of those days when to be frank, this being an adult gig sucks. It’s funny how we try to teach our kids about dealing with …

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