Gas prices have gone sky-high compared to what we’ve paid in the past, in the USA, anyway.
To counteract any rising emotions that might come along with doling out ever –increasing wads of cash to the oil companies, check out, “Fill’er up with love,” which is a blog I wrote, and was posted on www.tmcyouth.com yesterday.
Showing posts with label oil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label oil. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Monday, May 15, 2006
No need for oil?
Can you imagine an economy not dependent upon oil? Citizens in Sweden can. Sweden has resolved to go oil-free within the next 15 years, Yes! magazine reports. Plans call for renewables—including biofuels, wind, and wave power—to replace fossil fuels by the year 2020 contributor Langendoen wrote for the Summer 2006 issue of Yes!
The conceivable is the possible.
Today, the long run future of oil looks bleak. Supply is limited. Gas prices are high. Oil companies tap ever dwindling reservoirs and developing countries have a voracious appetite for more crude. People worry about what will happen when oil runs out.
But we don’t have to fear.
Rather than fret over the obvious, we can prepare for the inevitable. If we can think it, we can do it.
We live in a universe of Mind where infinite possibilities for progress and advancement exist. Oil has served a valuable purpose in the past, but its future is short. Rather than complain about the limits, we must open thought to new practices and potential for tomorrow.
The economy is not dependent upon oil, but upon Mind, the infinite divine Mind that is filled with new ideas and progressive options.
Swedes are not waiting until shortage forces action. They are taking initiative and preparing for the inevitable. Maybe they’re setting an example for the rest of us to follow?
The conceivable is the possible.
Today, the long run future of oil looks bleak. Supply is limited. Gas prices are high. Oil companies tap ever dwindling reservoirs and developing countries have a voracious appetite for more crude. People worry about what will happen when oil runs out.
But we don’t have to fear.
Rather than fret over the obvious, we can prepare for the inevitable. If we can think it, we can do it.
We live in a universe of Mind where infinite possibilities for progress and advancement exist. Oil has served a valuable purpose in the past, but its future is short. Rather than complain about the limits, we must open thought to new practices and potential for tomorrow.
The economy is not dependent upon oil, but upon Mind, the infinite divine Mind that is filled with new ideas and progressive options.
Swedes are not waiting until shortage forces action. They are taking initiative and preparing for the inevitable. Maybe they’re setting an example for the rest of us to follow?
Thursday, April 27, 2006
The high price of gas
How upset should we get over the skyrocketing price of gas?
Ouch! says our pocketbook when we buy a tank of fuel these days. I remember when gas was under one dollar a gallon not too many years ago. It’s tempting to feel tense when paying near $3 a gallon for the same substance today.
Whether it’s the cost of gas, housing, or food that squeezes our budget, it’s important that we keep our spiritual mindedness intact when paying the bill. Yes, we need to manage our funds with discretion, but it’s even more important to manage our thoughts wisely and keep them healthy and sound.
Anger or fuming resentment are impoverished ways of thinking and induce impoverished conditions and ways of living. Gratitude, joy, and discipline are enriched ways of thinking and lead to enriched living conditions.
The extra dollars the price of gas may take out of our wallet today will be more than compensated for by the dollars added to our wallet from keeping our thought filled with the wealth of Spirit—the love, peace and intelligence of God that causes us to make wise financial decisions in the first place.
Do we have to get upset over the high price of gas? No. We may not like it, but we don’t have to suffer from it either.
Pour in the riches of gratitude for what you can afford. Exercise restraint with your purchases, and God will bless you in ways you know not of that keep your financial position strong and prospering over the long run.
Ouch! says our pocketbook when we buy a tank of fuel these days. I remember when gas was under one dollar a gallon not too many years ago. It’s tempting to feel tense when paying near $3 a gallon for the same substance today.
Whether it’s the cost of gas, housing, or food that squeezes our budget, it’s important that we keep our spiritual mindedness intact when paying the bill. Yes, we need to manage our funds with discretion, but it’s even more important to manage our thoughts wisely and keep them healthy and sound.
Anger or fuming resentment are impoverished ways of thinking and induce impoverished conditions and ways of living. Gratitude, joy, and discipline are enriched ways of thinking and lead to enriched living conditions.
The extra dollars the price of gas may take out of our wallet today will be more than compensated for by the dollars added to our wallet from keeping our thought filled with the wealth of Spirit—the love, peace and intelligence of God that causes us to make wise financial decisions in the first place.
Do we have to get upset over the high price of gas? No. We may not like it, but we don’t have to suffer from it either.
Pour in the riches of gratitude for what you can afford. Exercise restraint with your purchases, and God will bless you in ways you know not of that keep your financial position strong and prospering over the long run.
