"Coin-Operated Laundr-O-Mat"

Passing by a laundromat the other day, these words caught my eye like never before.

I thought to myself, "That's it! That sums up it exactly."

We, Nature's most exquisite and sublime creation, have become coin operated in the same way as clunky old vending machines.

Without the animating factor of coins and bills, we won't give of ourselves. That's just how it is.

Without money, the grocer won't give you food to eat. Without money, the landlord won't give you a room to sleep in. Without money, the doctor won't treat your cough. Without money, the barber won't give you a cut.

Without money, you just don't have access. 

Such is the power we give to these silver and copper coins and green bills.

"If you're a green grocer, let's take care of each other"

Of course, we're well aware of the evils of money, capitalism and the like, which are especially in focus right now as the egalitarian sun continues to rise.

What we may not be aware of is our opportunity to now create something different, as opposed to pointing the finger in blame and anger.

Coin operated economics is inhuman ... I mean that literally. Nowhere else in Nature's glory do we see evidence of this system—the overflowing resources of this Earth are universally accessible and freely given. If there were a definition to the word kind, this would most certainly be it.

And so it should be with us, humankind.

We have an amazing opportunity before us to play with alternatives to coin operated and to see how these alternatives feel.

Ancient gift economics is my choice. Freely giving my inborn talents and abilities to those who truly need them feels so much better than putting a silver coin or green bill in between me and the precious other. This is why working with genocide survivors in Rwanda was one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life. If it so happens that the precious other is a green grocer, then let's take care of each other.

For me, giving creates a heart-to-heart human connection and a feeling of aliveness that I do not receive with coin operated economics.

Being technologically minded, I am in awe of the highly sophisticated process that giving is a part of. True giving triggers powerful, subtle laws of Nature that increase grace, ease and miracles in your life. So has been my experience.

Giving creates flow

I'd rather have all of the above over a green bill any day of the week. How about you?

Beware! Opportunity-minded businesses are smart and picking up on the Return of Gift Economics! Don't be fooled by such as advertisements as, "give a day of service and get a free pass." Sorry folks, we see right through your cunning. You get points for trying though.

I urge you to try gift economics for yourself, as a social experiment to see the difference first-hand.

Here's an easy way to start. Next time you are at the grocery store and are checking out, tell the cashier that you would like to give $5 or $10 towards the next person's bill. You can do this quietly without the other person even knowing. The cashier probably won't believe you at first, so just reassure them that you mean what you say. Their disbelief will turn to amazement.

As a result of this brief interaction, you will feel more alive, the cashier will feel more alive and think about how it will feel to be the next person checking out. I want to be that guy. Now, for $5 you have just created a 10:1 ROI in a much more powerful form of currency, human currency.

That's just a start.

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