Heather King

Loaded

Money and the Spirituality of Enough

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be. - Matthew 6:19 - 21 In a culture sickened by materialism, gluttony and greed of all kinds, the Gospel's call to live simply and to share abundantly is more pressing than ever. For many of us, voluntary poverty is an ideal. But to be voluntarily poor--as opposed to the pendulum swings of overspending, under earning and pathological self-deprivation that can dictate our lives--we have to be rich first: in trust and love, if not in money. In Loaded: Money and the Spirituality of Enough, lawyer-turned-writer Heather King shares her own recovery around money as well as the stories of others who have worked to reverse self-defeating patterns and move on to a healthy, mindful relationship with money. In an approach that's very much informed by Jesus's many words on the subject, she offers simple, proactive and transformative steps you can take to heed the Gospel's call in your own life. The language of Loaded will be familiar to those in recovery for addictions of various kinds, and easily accessible to those who aren't. Wherever you fall on the spectrum between freedom and bondage around money, these stories and tools will help. And the underlying principles--clarity, honesty, the confluence of will and grace--apply in every area of our lives. Unlike so many money books, Loaded is not about how to make more and consume more. It's about how to detach from the idea that our identity could possibly lie in how much or how little money we have. It's about discovering that money is a means of love and service. And it's about following the deepest desires of your heart--and discovering that the real economy is, "As you give, so shall you receive."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Franciscan Media
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 194g
• ISBN-13: 9781616369590
• ISBN-10: 1616369590
• Artikelnr.: 43597250

Autorenporträt

Graham and Heather met when they were both students in London in the sixties. She was training to be a teacher and he was studying for a degree in Production Management. They waited four years to get married as they had no money, then began their life together in Essex. In the early years they moved around frequently as Graham's career progressed and added two sons to the mix, as well as lovely friends in different parts of the country. Eventually they settled in Lincolnshire where their sons were in secondary school. After some years Graham became self employed as a Manufacturing Consultant, specialising in the food industry. Heather became involved with the charity Home Start and also worked for the CAB as teaching became difficult logistically because Graham was away on business so often. She took up water colour painting and helped to run the village playgroup, setting up a Rising Fives Initiative which she loved. When Graham first became ill in 1998, both sons were at university and she gave up her voluntary work to support him. After three years of treatment he was in full remission and doing well enough to return to work part time. Those three years were very precious and they spent a lot of happy weeks travelling around France and the UK in 'Smiley' - their motorhome, fortunately unaware that this time would be so short. Heather currently lives in Berkshire with a busy social life, mainly revolving around her friends, made at Rock Choir who she considers to be her new family. Time with her sons, daughter in law and four grandchildren is special and great fun. She is still painting and has even sold a few! The cover of this book is in fact one of those paintings!