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A roller coaster called volatility

To all those who aren't up on Wall Street jargon, the definition of volatility unfolded before your eyes this week. The Dow Jones Industrial was down 634 on Monday. Up 429 on Tuesday. Down 519 on Wednesday. Up 423 on Thursday.

Isn't this a fun roller coaster? Do we get to buy a $10 post-ride photo at the gift shop?

Investors are jittery about the soft economy. The credit rating for the country went down. There are concerns over the European sovereign debt crisis and the U.S. debt crisis. And now there is news that some of the ups and downs are caused by robo trading software. (Wow, how many points does the Dow drop if Ben Bernanke gets a cold?)

The phones to local financial planners should be buzzing to deafening proportions, right?

"The only clients that are calling are the ones that need the money within the next 60 or 90 days," said Keith Hedgspeth, a financial advisor and chief operating officer for Apexx Behavioral Financial Group in Augusta. "The long term clients, the ones that are looking at retirement funds, they're not as nervous."

Hedgspeth said the roller coaster is even attracting investors. "Clients are realizing a lot of things are on sale right now."

Procter & Gamble, for example, is selling for $60 per share right now, that's 11 percent lower than its 52-week high of $67.72.

Hedgspeth thinks the volatility is from fear. "I think it is fear, fear of the unknown. Clients and people in general react more drastically to fear than they react to gains," he said.

Jeff Fehrman has his own investment business in Augusta. "If you can't digest volatility, don't be in the market," he said.

The S&P has an index for volatility. It will run 15 to 20 for the usual stock market cycle. It was 48 on Monday for the big drop.

Fehrman thinks this ride will continue until there is a calming effect on the markets, something where two or more economic indicators come in with better than expected news.

WHERE'S MY COBURG: If you are a Coburg milk drinker, you've probably noticed the Borden name there instead. Well, that's cause Borden bought Coburg.

Now Coburg Dairy in South Carolina has been renamed Borden Dairy Co. of South Carolina by the Dallas-based milk company.

They also did it to a brand in Alabama.

HOLY COW, THAT'S A LOT OF PASSENGERS: Augusta Regional Airport released its June activity report. With half of 2011 in the books, the airport is 19.8 percent higher on total passengers than at the mid point in 2010.

Spirituality and Spiritual – Definition | Articles Studio

Spirituality, often misunderstood as a concept, is easily defined as – working to be a true and strict God related spiritual being or development of spiritual being. The highest spiritual achievement ever is one who has developed his/her true divine being to the point that his/her spirit is equal to the holy spirit of God.

Spirituality is the God related science of developing or freeing the God made innermost being – the core of all of us ‘made in the image of God.’

True God related spirituality is achieved by means of scientifically applying spiritual teachings and spiritual techniques that allow ego to vanish in the fire of divine love and ego oriented spirit better called intellect to be replaced by the Holy Spirit. Such true spiritual teachings can only be affected by a true connection to our innermost self. Since all humankind is God made; every human has at one time or another, the urge to develop their suppressed spirituality again. Spirituality is our true nature and spiritual development is the most direct way to solutions of love and peace in all creation. We know God is only love, because love creates, all else destroys. If Love creates and God so loved us he created the heaven and earth, therefore we know God only loves. Love can not co-exist with any other premise simultaneously, therefore God is only love.

The big bug-a-boo with being in human form vs in spiritual form (as God is) is that we have this construct called ‘ego’ to grabble with…the ego is essential to navigate the vicissitudes in life. Yet, the ego is what gets us into trouble. So we came from spiritual form and formed an ego to grabble with the human requirements in this place called ‘earth.’

All life on earth serves but the one and only purpose of developing our spirituality again to the point of being free of spiritual ignorance, free of selfish or destructive behavioral patterns, free to return to our eternal home in God. True spirituality always leads to freedom in God.

Anything else but God related development never should be called spiritual or spirituality. Many human developments lead in totally different directions – away from God! Worshiping idols for example, and depicting God as a punishing God, who is standing with a check sheet watching our every transgression and sending us to hell if the list is too long or egregious.

The intent for religion or churches is to support, promote or teach true spirituality among all. This has failed in many religions. The development of true God related spirituality is under direct supervision of God and free from any religion or church. While some churches may have spiritual groups which have true spiritual teachings – most have long ago started ego oriented abuse of teachings-such as God punishes sinners. Development of true spirituality is free of any church or religion – God has no religion – God is Holy Spirit!

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