So my financially savvy Internet friend, Jeffrey, had a cool idea:
I was putting away my winter clothes this week when I came across the jacket I wore when I went to pray to the God of Wealth and found an extra 10 five-yen good luck coins I had placed in the pocket. Instead of simply throwing the coins back into my coin jar, I thought it would be fun to send them out to other bloggers so that they could make a wish to the God of Wealth. Then they can pass the good luck coin along to one of their readers who can make a wish and so on down the line. Then whoever has the coin at the end of this year, can send it back to me and I will take it to the shrine again and this time give it to the God of Wealth so that everyone’s request can be heard.
Happy me, I have in my debt-ridden little hands, Coin Number 3. I decided to take it for a walk on the Hollywood Walk of Fame:
Be sure, this coin is ready for its close-up:
Now, I'm supposed to make a wish before I pass it on. And since it's a wish, not a goal, I'm going to make it a big one.
I'd like to let go of my bitterness about not having the time and advantages that money buys. I'd like to be a little less infuriated when I bump up against a financial limitation that holds me back. I'd like to stop being so mad and so frustrated about money all the time.
I wish for the strength to accept the limitations of my financial situation and the wisdom to make the best decisions I can while still pushing forward toward my goal to become a director.
I don't know if anything can really do that, but that's my wish.
Next, this little guy is headed up the west coast to Dave.





Pretty neat idea, passing those coins around. Money is always such a big thing- even when we want to not care about it, we have to try really hard to not care about it.
Posted by: jackt | May 19, 2006 at 10:13 PM
That is a great wish.
Posted by: Suebob | May 19, 2006 at 10:26 PM
Wow, what a pleasant find at 3:30am, your blog. I found you through BlogHer but then I saw Dave leaving comments around, so I KNOW you're top-notch. Just wanted to say hey. A new add for my Bloglines...cool. Have a good one.
Posted by: Karl | May 20, 2006 at 12:34 AM
my heartfelt wishes that everyones wishes come to pass "for the good of all, may it harm none"
Posted by: Mama Kelly | May 20, 2006 at 08:44 PM
Is there something about this specific type of coin? Incidentally, I have the exact same coin on my keychain and it has been there since 1999 (break into a chorus of Prince if you so desire... I am). Found it while on vacation in San Francisco at Coit Tower. Never passed it on seeing as how it was a personal vacation totem.
Posted by: Kevin | June 01, 2006 at 05:07 AM