<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post114298208717902403..comments</id><updated>2007-10-14T20:56:43.428-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on The Back of the Pack: Scarcity vs. Abundance</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/feeds/114298208717902403/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html'/><author><name>Backofpack</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13779487553272296752</uri><email>backofpack58@yahoo.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-115718489587676448</id><published>2006-09-02T01:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-09-02T01:14:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I guess economists are catching up with this conce...</title><content type='html'>I guess economists are catching up with this concept they call it "Increasing Return Economics". Very insightful post. thanks</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/115718489587676448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/115718489587676448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1157184840000#c115718489587676448' title=''/><author><name>Durani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15566621442775509145</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114321007389983695</id><published>2006-03-24T06:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-24T06:21:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Great post!</title><content type='html'>Great post!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114321007389983695'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114321007389983695'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1143210060000#c114321007389983695' title=''/><author><name>D</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07304888857667306181</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114314197821451235</id><published>2006-03-23T11:26:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-23T11:26:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Wow - fascinating...and scary to think about!!! Ob...</title><content type='html'>Wow - fascinating...and scary to think about!!! Obviously, I operate on the scarcity side :)  (the part about "saving" a shirt to wear another day really hit home - every day I evaluate what I have and when I will use it!!!)&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;This is awesome - because now I wonder what will happen if I take a leap of faith, and try operating on the abundance side of things for awhile. And I'm like a cat - too curious. So now I'll have to try it. Hmm....</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114314197821451235'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114314197821451235'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1143141960000#c114314197821451235' title=''/><author><name>angie's pink fuzzy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17562868765107321801</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114312678875490623</id><published>2006-03-23T07:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-23T07:13:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hmmmm...I think I also operate from the scarcity s...</title><content type='html'>Hmmmm...I think I also operate from the scarcity side.  I never thought of it like that, so it's good to think about.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Glad to hear you don't need to go to the hematology/oncology department.  See you tonight at the track?</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114312678875490623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114312678875490623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1143126780000#c114312678875490623' title=''/><author><name>PuddyRat</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10942287139504965207</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114312569601265373</id><published>2006-03-23T06:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-23T06:54:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Great post!  I find that letting go of things has ...</title><content type='html'>Great post!  I find that letting go of things has brought more back to me.  So I'm all about the theory of abundance.  I know I will receive what I need in return, just not necessarily in the same place I gave it.  :)</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114312569601265373'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114312569601265373'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1143125640000#c114312569601265373' title=''/><author><name>Tammy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18040822286301328877</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114307474029484603</id><published>2006-03-22T16:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-22T16:45:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Great post.  I tend towards the scarcity view too ...</title><content type='html'>Great post.  I tend towards the scarcity view too and try to fight it.  I don't view my own time as scarcity though, of course I'm not obsessive about it.  In many ways it all depends on you view - is the glass half full or half empty..</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114307474029484603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114307474029484603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1143074700000#c114307474029484603' title=''/><author><name>Flo</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13101140165945585089</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114306656772299131</id><published>2006-03-22T14:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-22T14:29:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Yes, running is pretty selfish, but if it makes yo...</title><content type='html'>Yes, running is pretty selfish, but if it makes you a healthier, hapier person, that's the way you pay your family back.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Of course, like everything else, there is an ideal balance.  Good luck in finding it.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114306656772299131'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114306656772299131'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1143066540000#c114306656772299131' title=''/><author><name>Donald</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06421657379191922299</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114304912450326842</id><published>2006-03-22T09:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-22T09:38:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sounds like you have your priorities right. All th...</title><content type='html'>Sounds like you have your priorities right. All the best.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114304912450326842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114304912450326842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1143049080000#c114304912450326842' title=''/><author><name>TryAthlete</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16092394242644005871</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114299945738540982</id><published>2006-03-21T19:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-21T19:50:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Wonderful, thought-provoking post. Abundant with w...</title><content type='html'>Wonderful, thought-provoking post. Abundant with wisdom.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114299945738540982'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114299945738540982'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1142999400000#c114299945738540982' title=''/><author><name>Sarah Elaine</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/01267936560726763395</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114299779999684688</id><published>2006-03-21T19:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-21T19:23:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I believe that I try to live life by the theory of...</title><content type='html'>I believe that I try to live life by the theory of abundance, but realize that I am very selfish at the same time. I would be happy to give everything I had, but at the same time I take a lot. Case in point, my running and my family. I would give everything I have to make sure my family is provided for, but I take away a lot of time because of my selfish pursuits. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Great Post! See you in the morning 9 a.m.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114299779999684688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114299779999684688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1142997780000#c114299779999684688' title=''/><author><name>robtherunner</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07849696767920755954</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114299740719188510</id><published>2006-03-21T19:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-03-21T19:16:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Very interesting - no, not point of view, it's not...</title><content type='html'>Very interesting - no, not point of view, it's not new, but the choice of words describing...I guess in English.&lt;BR/&gt;But yes, it has to be a balance, and whether or not it is usually not we who decide. But we try.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114299740719188510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/114298208717902403/comments/default/114299740719188510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html?showComment=1142997360000#c114299740719188510' title=''/><author><name>olga</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00493291972954387932</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://backofpack.blogspot.com/2006/03/scarcity-vs-abundance.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22162202.post-114298208717902403' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22162202/posts/default/114298208717902403' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>