Paul Monaco .org

One of my 43Things was to not procrastinate.  Having some funds sitting in my Kiva account now for a few days I decided that I should should re-loan that money out.  Natalya’s profile quickly caught my eye, and the more I read the more confident I became in thinking that here’s a person that’s on the cusp of going from barely surviving to earning a comfortable living. 

Natalya had a good business sense about her, being very aware of seasonal market conditions and focusing on a narrow demographic in children’s clothing. 

Being married and having just one child leave her in a position where she, with help from her husband can manage their time in such a way to handle their business and personal lives.

This is my second Kiva loan, and my experience has been absolutely positive.  If you can afford to lend out as little as $25, I strongly encourage you to do so.  When the load is paid back you have the option of having it returned to you, donate it to Kiva or re-loan it to another business.

What karmic timing.  Nearly a year ago when I launched PaulMonaco.com I kicked it off with the 2007 theme of the Soka Gakkai which was “2007 - Year of Advancement and Victory” and today in alignment with 2008 being dubbed “2008 - The Year of Capable people and Development” I launch both PaulMonaco.org and PaulMonaco.net!

Looking back over the past year it truly has been a year of advancement and victory for me.  I’ve developed a very strong faith in my Buddhist practice, introduced several people to the practice one of which who has official professed his dedication to this Buddhism by receiving the Gohonzon and in general have just completly moved my karma in a positive direction.

Not only have I done much for myself by quitting smoking and drinking but my making of financial contributions both to the advancement of the Soka Gakkai as well as other charitable organizations such as Kiva.org  have all caused benefits to come back to me tenfold.

With all this in mind, this site will focus on health, environmental, spiritual and other similar issues as seen through my Buddhist eyes. 

Thank you for reading and being here to witness this stage of development in my life.

p.s. - More light hearted posts can be found at paulmonaco.com and to satisfy the inner geek in your paulmonaco.net has just been launched as well!