http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/rollo-may-prosperity en-us 60 <p align="center"><em>&quot;Prosperity comes from the Latin root which literally translates: &quot;according to hope&quot; or &quot;to go forward hopefully.&quot; Thus it is not so much a condition in life as it is an attitude toward life. The truly prosperous person is what psychologist Rollo May calls &quot;the fully functioning person.&quot;&quot;</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">~ Eric Butterworth, 20th Century Spiritual Teacher</p><p align="center">from <em>Spiritual Economics</em></p><p><em>Prosperity</em>.</p><p>What a beautiful word. As Butterworth shares, the literal meaning points to an <em>attitude </em>of hope.</p><p>Good news: as we &ldquo;go forward hopefully&rdquo; with a &ldquo;prosperous&rdquo; attitude in all things, we&rsquo;ll be rewarded with all the external (and internal!!) fruits of true prosperity.</p><p>Let&rsquo;s go forward hopefully!</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:15 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:278:278 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/278