Money is something we all stress about so much. We stress over all the bills that are mounting. We concern ourselves about whether we have enough to last the week. The reality is that we have been conitioned to do so. But you know, the more you worry about money, the more it eludes you!
But when you think of it, in itself, money is virtually worthless. How many of us sit around counting our gold? A resounding none, I hear! That's from a long-gone era, and in its place are plastic notes and coins of indeterminate value. Those bits of plastic that allow us to trade, the coins that jangle in our pockets, the cheques we write, actually have no intrinsic value! They simply tell us that we can buy this or that, or something else.
So if we accept that this is the case, what we all need to do, is turn our thinking around and look on moolah as a tool for trading, and not an end in itself. This will help us to see things differently.
You see we all want to be free of money worries. Many of us want to be wealthy. But if you boil it all down, not one of us wants to walk the streets weighed down by the yellow stuff! See, it's not the money itself that we want. Rather it is what we can do with it that's attractive - very attractive!
Being wealthy frees us to do so many things. Having wealth affords us world travel. We can buy good food and wine. We can impress our friends with our fancy homes, and send our kids to the best schools. With the leftovers we can indulge in benevolence, support worthy causes and assist people who are down on their luck. More importantly, being cashed up also has the ability to reduce our stress levels. We all know what stress can do to our lives!
Changing the way we relate to money is vital if we want to enjoy wealth. The principles are simple. The truth is that if you can follow them, you have the opportunity to attract more wealth iinto your lives.
How many of us stress over going to the post box, that little nondescript box that lives somewhere in our gardens? It looks pretty innocuous, but somehow it serves to attract fear into our lives.
Five days a week, give or take a public holiday, that little box waits, ready to accommodate whatever handouts the postman delivers. So many of us see it as a blessing if the mailbox is empty, because that means, no bills!
However, imagine how things might be if we could turn that thinking, that fear, that mounting pressure of bills around and instead, celebrate receiving them. It's hard to imagine, isn't it, because the reality is that we have grown used to worrying about them. It's in our psyche.
Let's think about all the bills we generally have to pay in our day-today living - the mortgage, or the rent, electricity, gas or school fees. Now instead of fretting over how many and how much you have to pay, why not celebrate and give thanks every time you actually honour the bills? In honouring them you will be sending a clear message of gratitude to the universe, a message that says you feel fortunate and grateful that you had enough money to do so. How fortunate are you!
Let's look at one day in particular - the day you settle school fees. On that day cook a special dinner. Buy the kids a treat! And instead of knocking the teachers and grumbling about how much you have to pay for seemingly little, why not celebrate the fact that your children are being cared for and thriving - and that the school fees are paid?
Lately there have been so many monumental disasters featured in the media. They have left thousands homeless and destitute. It will be many months, perhaps years, before the people affected are ever self-sufficient. The scarring will be indelibly marked in their psyche.
So the question I ask is, how many of you have dug deep and donated past your comfort level? If you haven't, do so! It is one thing to have gratitude for paying your bills and thriving, but you also have a duty to give back generously - and that's right, to give until it hurts. You can afford it! Trust me!
One thing you might notice in your journey is that your attitude to others may be slowly changing. If you have had the tendency to resent other people's wealth, status, or wellbeing, your attitude should gradually shift to one of warmth towards them for having been so fortunate. This has to occur because it is so important that you don't allow your inner self to be impoverished. That will get you nowhere. An important part of your journey is enjoying the successes of others!
And now you must develop a healthy, balanced relationship with money, using it for precisely what you want and need. Money can so easily run through our fingers. This means that you must ongoingly challenge yourself to find a cost-effective way of spending when tempted.
Financial goal-setting could be a way of doing this. Then, when temptation strikes, as it will, consult your goals and ascertain whether spending is in alignment with them.
Be assured that prosperity and abundance will come to you when you learn to love and nourish the prosperity in others, and to align your spending with your goals.
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