In my opinion the true value derived from this question comes not from answering, but in asking. In other words, rather than accepting consensus notions of what is and what isn't, we grow and flourish when we constantly challenge what we think we know and believe. Our cognitive and spiritual muscles are toned and strengthened when we stretch then beyond 'normal' boundaries.
How we feel, both emotionally and physically, has everything to do with the balance of 'good and bad' bacteria in our digestive system, more commonly referred to as the gut. The human body hosts tens of thousands of types of bacteria and the trick is getting them into balance.
One doesn’t need to be an economist or savvy in finance to see that prices are climbing. In a nutshell, inflation is the increase in the money base or the amount of money in existence. Rising prices are but a symptom of this process of devaluing our money.
This is a chart from the St. Louis Federal Reserve. It is the job of that branch of the Fed to track and report the money supply. As you can see, the money base has been inflating since the early 1970s when Nixon took the U.S. off the gold standard, allowing unfettered money creation. Continue reading The Theft of Your Purchasing Power→
