I’ve used Paypal for a dozen years and never had a problem.  But I know how it works. There are two kind of accounts: one to send money, so you can buy things or make donations online, and one to receive money.  If you want to send someone a payment or a donation, you would tell Paypal to send it to their email address.  If your Paypal was set up at first with a credit card attached to it (like to buy things online), then you might think Paypal would just credit the card with the amount sent to Paypal.  They don’t do that.

My experience with Paypal in the past is there has to be a bank account attached to the email address before anyone sends money to you.  Otherwise it gets mis-routed in cyber limbo and the people who sent the money have to be the ones to contact Paypal to find it and make sure it gets to you. Continue reading →

I have 3 sets of friends who are in brand new relationships with people they just met.  In relationship to the point of having joint bank accounts and sharing passwords. (Two things I never do, by the way – ever.)  Now suddenly there are issues about passwords being changed and money possibly missing.  This has been going on for over a week now and at this point it seems something else is at play also. If there is a misunderstanding and you think a friend has stolen money from you, you confront them.  You ask them about it before you start speculating to other people. Then you simply call the bank and the same day they will email you your account activity report and you will know. And as soon as you know, if you have wrongfully accused your partner to a friend, go to that friend and let them know you were wrong. Do not let them think for a moment that someone has stolen from you when they have not.  Reputations are ruined on false accusations like that.  You don’t want that karma.  Continue reading →

I’ve experienced a lot of death in my life, many family and husbands and friends passing, and I talk to many people as they are helping loved ones journey through their own process. As our Mission Statement reads, I promote the reality that we survive in consciousness after the change called death. To comprehend this, I promote the practice of daily separation of consciousness from the body via meditation. Once we experience our existence beyond physical circumstances, the fear of death is removed. Continue reading →

When I was a kid, we raised rabbits, a few of which were pets, as well as a dog and a few cats through the years.  I don’t recall the first pet to die and be buried on the west side of the yard, but I recall we did a little ceremony of wrapping it up in a shoe box and burying it and putting a stick up with its name, saying prayers and throwing flowers over it.  My dad would say, “Animals are born and animals die.”  When we happened upon a deceased bird or frog, they’d get a ceremony too.  “Frogs are born and frogs die,” my brother would say, “Birds live and birds die.”    Then one day Ricky DeFeo’s dad across the street died, and when my dad heard, he looked sad and said, “People are born and people die.  When you die, you get to have anything you want.”  That was my first personal people death. Continue reading →

There comes a point in your life when you realize Who matters, Who never did, Who won’t anymore and Who always will.  So, don’t worry about people from your past, there’s a reason why they didn’t make it to your future.

Betty L. Kelley

Meet Betty L. Kelley.  She is the mother of my friend, Dennis Hollin. He is so proud of her.  At age 76 she decided to start writing children’s books.  Her first book A Mouse with a Brain and a Heart is now available, and she already has a second underway about a Frog and Miller’s Pond.   Learn more about A Mouse with a Brain and a Heart at www.bettylkelley.com .  She also did a CD of her reading the book for younger children.  Please share this with your friends who have children.