Sunday, February 4, 2007

Reserves are essential

Reserve is a margin, kind of like the distance between your car and the one in front of you or behind you. It is a safety factor, but more than that it is a comfort and sense of security. Not absolute security for sure, but a welcome one. A full tank of gas is the same thing. In our personal lives, a reserve is a cushion in an account. To have a reserve is to have some freedom from the demands of circumstances or crisis. Consider these areas and ask about your reserves in each: time, space, money, energy, opportunity, love, information, wisdom, self and integrity. There are clearly other areas where you will want reserve and there are numerous ways to get it. If you worry, it may be that if you work on your reserves you would be more comfortable. I recommend that my business clients get a reserve of up to six months or even a year of business income set aside for a reserve in case of some unpleasant event. Personally, that's not a bad idea for each of us.

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