Time and permeability: meeting others on common ground

In my last column, I talked about complexity, the second in my ve-part series on our relationship with time, and how we respond to it.

is month let’s look at what happens when you move from complexity into permeability. When you become permeable, you’re heavily in uenced by the ideas of others, the world around you, and demands being made on you. You’re so saturated with what’s going on outside yourself you

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Third-party vendor fees for property taxes

Happy New Year! As you know, property taxes fund critical services from Special Districts such as our Je erson County school district, re departments, public works, water, sewer, city services, public safety, etc.

For every dollar of property tax collected, 24 cents goes to

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lose your sense of inner balance, become detached from your core, and your sense of wellbeing. You can feel isolated and likely have trouble discerning what’s working and not working in your life, which can lend to your feeling of a lack of con dence.

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e other 76 cents funds the services and projects of Je Co Special Districts.

e Je erson County Treasurer’s O ce uses a third-party vendor to collect property taxes online. e third-party vendor charges a vendor or “convenience” fee for their services. e fee goes

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When it comes to decision-making, con dence isn’t something you acquire or make yourself do. It’s the result of knowing your self, having grace with limiting factors and setting strong boundaries.

Having too many projects, attending to everyone else’s needs, reading every social media meme about how to be the best, can contribute to your feelings confusion and defeat.

Here are a few ways I work with my clients so they are able to redirect their directly to the vendor, not the Je erson County government. I have been able to negotiate a lower fee for credit card payments online. e credit card fee has been 2.5% of the property tax due, and now is 2.35% of property tax due. ird-party online payment fees for property taxes

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LINDSAY NICOLETTI Operations/ Circulation Manager lnicoletti@coloradocommunitymedia.com feelings of overwhelm: Re-name confusion and call it “my options.” Confusion keeps you stuck and helpless, while having options just means there is more than one way to see your situation.

Relax and let yourself see the circumstances are unclear, not YOU. Notice where and when your sense of self returns as you reframe

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