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If you think you need more money, read this…
- Do you cringe when you get a bill in the mail?
- Feel a pit in your stomach when you check your account?
- Anxious about the future to the extent it interrupts your sleep pattern?
- Firmly believe that everything would be better if only you had ‘X’ more dollars in your wallet?
If so, that makes two of us! Well… it’s a different version of myself I no longer subscribe to. The version I refer to as the ‘scarcity self’. And let me say, it takes dedication and work to start re-wiring our relationship with money… our mind is the soil and the seed for our lives to flourish… however, our minds can also hold us back form our greater potential if we are not aware of our tendencies…
To the extent that we carry around old fears associated with money is the same extent to which we are literally blocking ourselves from the natural flow of prosperity that is possible for us. Every. Last. One. Of Us. Why would someone else be able to thrive and not you? Be careful not to make excuses, especially if the only thing holding you back from stepping into greater abundance is fear of the unknown…
Depending on our upbringing, we have learned behaviors and beliefs around money. Not only from our families, but from society and our culture as a whole. We are receiving messages daily, encouraging us to buy more in order to look better and feel better and ‘be MORE’. Yet we are simultaneously inundated with debt consolidation advertisements, credit card options, and the underlying idea that it’s normal to ‘not have enough’.
I’m not going to sit here and suggest that not having money is the goal. No, of course that’s not realistic (trust me, I tried it). However, when we place our power in the seat of LACK it is quite difficult, if not impossible, to gain abundance from that place. Literally, if I feel I am somehow broken, how can a broken object fix itself? It cannot! It must override the previous programming in order to consider it is already whole and perfect and prosperous, and thereby begin attracting more of that fullness of being… it is a fresh start and a totally new perspective…
If you struggle with fear or stress around money, one tip that helped me tremendously is to release all of my ideas of how many dollars I need in order to feel safe and at place. Instead, I now focus on the feelings of safety and contentment. I do things that bring me into a place of feeling grounded and supported, whether it’s taking daily walks in nature, meditation, creative projects, inspired conversations, and visualizing my future. I start on that fertile ground and focus on how I want to feel instead of what I want to get.
By changing my belief systems, I was able to break free from years of debt, eliminate my incessant money worry that legit led to years of insomnia, triple my income in less than three years, move across the country, start my own business, travel the world, and create my own schedule. This is the real stuff my friends!!! I never ever thought I was worthy of this freedom, and I am honestly still working on breaking free from several residual self-limiting beliefs. It is a continuous process of realizing that our worth is truly what we make it…
This method is what I refer to as the ‘inside out approach’ to attracting abundance and tangible prosperity. It is true –> Money does not buy happiness, but knowing we have enough absolutely creates peace of mind. So why not start there? With peace? Why not, in this very moment, assert that you have enough and ARE enough right now? Despite what the monkey mind may throw in as an excuse?
Someone once reminded me that we will die with bills unpaid and e-mails unread. It is probably true. Not to be morbid, but it’s so crucial to crawl out of the tempting trap of money woes and align ourselves with that which brings us joy. After all, what are we after anyway? It can’t be money. Money is paper, plastic, or a number on a screen. But there is a feeling… an energy… we associate with it. It’s about value and merit. What I am suggesting is, let the feeling come first…
From my experience, when I drop the ‘shoulds’ and obligations and carve out time to focus on my bliss (AKA that which brings me TREMENDOUS JOY), the money seems to come flowing in. Now, you could call this a miracle, or you could call it science. I am not implying that money starts falling from the sky. As mentioned above, the path of abundance requires devotion, commitment and effort. The same type of effort that is required to paint a beautiful painting or sculpt a perfect sculpture or cook a healthy delicious meal. The type of vital effort required to give birth to a human. I wish they spelled effort ‘effART’. Effort is part of art. Effort is necessary in order to call in the infinite prosperity that the universe it waiting to deliver. The right type of effort. The type that results in miracles…
But many of us are wasting our energy on entertaining the ‘what-ifs’ of the future and focusing on worst case scenarios. And while ‘anything can happen’, why choose to imagine an outcome we do not desire? Where does that impulse stem from? Anything can happen! This is a cause for celebration!
If you haven’t heard of the ‘Law Of Attraction’ by now, well.. first off, who are you? And second off, just a reminder that what we focus on WILL GROW. It is somewhat convenient to sink into our memories and assume that what we’ve experienced up until this moment is all that is humanly possible for us. It is a comfortable and familiar space. However, just as we grow in size physically from an infant to an adult, our other components, such as mind and consciousness and soul are also on a journey of constant evolution. Why remain stuck when the very fabric of existence screams ‘change and transformation’…?
This path is a path of radical self-acceptance. It leaves no room for the baggage of the past. It is utter trust in higher self and potential. It is a leap. And if you are ready to take the leap, you will see it is filled with ecstasy. But you won’t see it unless you jump. For now, my suggestion to you is to start engaging in the activities that provide you with a somatic experience of abundance and inner peace. You can begin by saying yes to the things you want to do and no to the things you don’t. By adding more pleasure into your life and leaving yourself for last LESS…
After all, who doesn’t want more DOUGH?! (gluten free of course)
I’d love to learn more about what feelings you are choosing to start connecting with. What is your greater vision for yourself? What seeds are you watering? Where in your life are you willing to take the ‘leap’?
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