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I tend to be a fixer.

If there’s some situation that seems– from my perspective– “off,” broken or not right, my impulse is to step in and find a solution. The sooner the better.

While I believe that there are valuable results to be had with a solution-oriented approach to life, it has significant drawbacks as well.

What is challenging and sometimes even excruciating for me is to just let it be.

I’ve blogged in the past about this propensity of mine. When a disagreement arises between me and a loved one, my reaction is usually to rush in and resolve the discord– even if rushing in means me forcing a discussion before everyone involved is ready for one.

By Amy Phillips-Gary

In today’s economy there aren’t too many people connecting the word “fun” with the word “money.”

News headlines warily report the stock market numbers each day. Job cuts are still being made and plenty of folks are looking for employment that will adequately pay the bills.

A lot of belt-tightening is going on.

In such an environment, the focus tends to be on “getting by” rather than bounding into financial abundance and prosperity.