Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Happy New Year!

Boy have I been busy! I hope you all had everything and more that make a joyous holiday season. I know that already seems like eons ago.

Now that my family and I are settled into January, I plan to be posting again on a regular basis! Yay! Watch for my next issue of Copia's Journal. If you are not signed up to receive it by email, you may do so here on my blog. It is the big yellow button in the upper right corner of the page.

I have two big announcements! I am really happy to offer my Personal Finance 4-week Course to ladies who do not live in the Monterey Bay area. We can do it teleconference style and webinar style - Wahoo! Look for the sign-up information. This truly is a fabulous class. We work around finances from the inside out and my clients all tell me they really change the way they see money after this 4-week course!

Saving the best for last! Jade Cove Investment Club - the women's investment club I founded five years ago is now hosting monthly workshops and has started a blog at wordpress and a fan page on face book. This is so very exciting for me and the other members! We all decided over the holidays that we must share with other women what we are learning and what we do. So you can now be an associate member and follow along! If you live in the Monterey Bay area, you can join us in person on the 2nd Wednesday of each month for a workshop. You may contact me through Facebook or Twitter. Check out our blog at www.JadeCove.wordpress.com
Join the sisterhood of Jade Cove!

May 2010 be of financial bliss
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Meet Copia

In Roman mythology, Copia is the Goddess of Abundance. Her name means ‘abundance’. In addition it means ‘plenty’, ‘wealth’, ‘opportunity’ and ‘resources’. She carries a cornu copia overflowing with the fruits of harvest and wealth. “The Horn of Plenty”; a magical goat’s horn the gives everything anyone desires. It is important to mention that Copia is often associated with Fortuna, the Roman Goddess of Fortune, Luck and Fate.

But I did not purposefully name this blog after Copia. I was looking for a word that described a life of truth and integrity. I like the word authentic; Authentic Life. But it appears that many others on the internet like that word too. I also like the word intelligent; Intelligent Life. But John Tesh uses the phrase “Intelligent Life” on his radio shows. Then came the word copious; Copious Life.

Copious

Pronunciation:

\kō-pē-əs\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

14th century Middle English, from Latin copiosus, from copia abundance, from co- + ops wealth

Synonyms:

Ample; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; opulent; rich; full; exuberant; overflowing; full.

Definition:

1 a: yielding something abundantly; a copious harvest, copious springs. b: plentiful in number; copious references to other writers.

2 a: full of thought, information, or matter b: profuse or exuberant in words, expression, or style; a copious talker.

3: present in large quantity: taking place on a large scale; copious weeping, copious food and drink.


Well, okay so this word will do. I know I want plenty of what ever it is I desire in my life; money, healthy, patience, joy etc., … So I’ll sign up and create a copious life!

When pronounced, copious sounds very similar to Copia’s. After researching and discovering a linguistic connection these two words have, I thought Copia was quite nifty! Since this blog is about money and I think women (mostly) will read this blog, I gave Copia a purse (because most women can relate to having a purse) instead of a goat’s horn.

So there you have it. That is who Copia is. Hopefully she resonates inside each of us.

Cheers to a life of abundance – A Copious Life!