Our Way with Money

The gift is to the giver, and comes back
most to him – it cannot fail.
Walt Whitman

To speak of money is an exercise in humility. We need money to survive, to eat, to feel secure and cared for, and yet, money carries the weight of many shadows – greed, consumerism, and commodification. Living in a culture where wealth often equates with power, where those with less are viewed as less than, and where shrewdness is valued over relationship, this comes as no surprise. Our society is obsessed with money, and so we, at the School of Lost Borders, walk lightly, humbly, and as consciously as possible whenever we enter into this realm.