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Money Mindfulness

30 October, 2015 — Posted in: The Energy of Money Leave a Comment

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If you hate your job and go to work every day filled with dread, that attitude translates to the money you earn from that job. Your paycheck is tinged with that ill will. While not devastating, this certainly is not as positive as you may like.

Be mindful of how you feel earning your money. Be in a state of ease, be in grace, be happy and in gratitude, even if you work in a job that you do not find satisfactory. Like attracts like. Your state of emotions, your attitude, is a beacon calling to you events that are in alignment with who you are in the present moment.

Understand that how you treat money on a day-to-day basis is the outward expression of your inner money space. Become conscious of how you speak about money. Become aware of your thoughts and feelings around money and what your inner critic has to say on the subject.

If you treat money as you would treat your best friend, then you are sending the message that you appreciate and value money. Like attracts like. Your thoughts and feelings attract other thoughts and feelings of a similar nature. If you want more money in your life, then value it, appreciate it, honor it. As you move into a higher level of consciousness around money, you might want to contemplate how you use money to advance your soul purpose. Money is energy. It is full of potential. As you give, freely and with consciousness, you increase the vibration of the money in your life. Gratitude, love, and appreciation—all those great vibrations—can really increase the level of your prosperity, both internal and external.

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The One Million Dollar Test

25 October, 2015 — Posted in: The Energy of Money Leave a Comment

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Imagine you just won the million dollar lottery. What would you do? Think of all the things you could buy, places you would travel, and people you might help.

Exercise: The One Million Dollar Test

  1. Beside each item on your list, see if you can quantify the cost of that item. For example, if you want to go back to school to earn a degree, estimate the cost of completing your education. If you bought a brand-new car, look up the price of that car. Make your list, dream your dreams, and put a price tag next to each item. If you are unsure, just guess the cost. Enjoy the dreaming. When you have all the items on your list, add up the total.
  1. As you were dreaming, you might have heard a voice in your head saying, “You can’t have that—it’s way too expensive.” Or, one of my favorites, “Who do you think you are? You can’t have that! You’re not __________ .” (Fill in the blank with whatever foreign energy rings true for you.)
  2. Now, double the amount of money you have to spend. Go ahead, be brave. See if you can spend another million dollars. As you dream and spend, tune in to your internal dialogue. The voices might be getting louder and louder as you reach various amounts. Listen to your inner critic as you spend $2 million, then $10 million. What about $100 million?

This is a lesson in examining our boundaries, our set points. At some level, each one of us hits the wall, so to speak, and our internal dialogue—our programming—takes control, limiting our ability to stretch and move to the next level of havingness. Whatever your set point, boundaries are a learned belief and therefore they can be unlearned. You can move beyond your set point into a new territory just by bringing your awareness to the issue and removing the limiting thoughts and feelings.

Perhaps deep down you believe you are unworthy of having gobs of money. Maybe your judgments and internal dialogue about “those rich people” takes center stage and you go into serious less than mode. Examine the judgments you hold around having money. Look at your money web. Consider whether some of those associations are still true for you. Remove some of those negative beliefs, those stories that are limiting your set point—by blowing them up in a rose or tapping on the story of why you are not worthy of having money. All the energy tools that we’ve used to tame the inner critic work on taming the inner money critic too!

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Money Fog

15 October, 2015 — Posted in: The Energy of Money Leave a Comment

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This month we are looking at the energy of money. Becoming conscious of how we view money is the first step in changing it up – stepping into a new relationship with money.  In the Money Web exercise you discovered your money story – the unconscious thoughts and beliefs you hold about money. And these beliefs, either consciously or unconsciously held, contribute to the actions you take. Or don’t take.

If you find yourself literally closing your eyes or shutting down your emotions when the topic of money arises, somewhere, sometime, a belief formed in your subconscious mind that going blind to money would ease your pain. Perhaps your father used the withdrawal of your allowance as a punishment for not doing what he expected. Maybe one or both of your parents taught you that only through the pain of hard work would you find the reward of more money.

This is what I call “Money Fog” – blipping out whenever the topic of money comes up.

If you’ve ever come home from the mall with a bag full of shoes or clothes that you don’t need, you know what I’m talking about. To lessen the pain, you become unconscious around your money energy. The following exercise introduces you to a tool that might be helpful in rooting out the childhood stories about money.

Exercise: The Money Timeline Tool

  1. On a sheet of paper, or in your journal, draw a straight line from one side of the page to the other. Now label the far-left side “birth” and the far-right side “today.” Divide the line into 7-year increments. Put a big dot at the point on the line representing age seven and label it “7 Years Old.” Mark another big dot and label it “14 Years Old.” Continue all the way along the timeline until you reach the end, and label that big dot with today’s date.
  2. Now, remember when you were seven years old. Sit in meditation and picture yourself at that age. See yourself as you might have been in a school picture or a photograph from a holiday celebration. Sit and breathe in the air—the energy—of being seven. Maybe you had a favorite book or loved a specific game such as jacks or tee-ball. Just remember. Think about money. Maybe the tooth fairy left you money. Maybe you received an allowance or money on birthdays and holidays. Remember what it was like to have money at the age of seven. For instance, I remember that half of my birthday money went into my savings account but the other half I could spend. I also remember that there were judgments placed on how I spent my money. My father often asked if I had spent my half wisely. There was a certain level of disappointment on his part if I chose to spend my cash on a frivolous item. I am thankful for the lesson in saving money, which has become a lifelong habit. I also have a tendency to be very serious when it comes to spending my “play money.” I am sure that some of my father’s judgment still resides in my space.
  3. Continue with this exercise, remembering what it was like to have money at age fourteen, at twenty-one, and so on until you reach the present time. Journal about your memories.

As we come to understand our deeply held beliefs about money, we are offered a choice – do we stay stuck in our outdated beliefs, or do we move beyond.

Using the technique of tapping is particularly helpful in rooting out some of the most insidious parts of our internal dialogue. See more on tapping here and here. You might also choose to use the tool blowing up a rose.  Removing these stories of pain allows you to move into a conscious awareness around the energy of money. As we remove the stories, the old baggage, we make room for something new.

Begin to think about how you want to view this energy of money. In the next post, we will learn more about moving out of poverty consciousness.

 

 

The Energy of MoneyOne of my all time favorite books about money is aptly titled, The Energy of Money, by Dr. Maria Nemeth. I devoured the contents of this book! You can also see a lot of Dr. Nemeth’s work on youtube – please check it out.

 

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Money is Energy

10 October, 2015 — Posted in: The Energy of Money Leave a Comment

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“Money is congealed energy, and releasing it releases life possibilities.” Joseph Campbell

Yes, money is energy—a form of energy that you receive in exchange for contributions you make in the world. Most people, though, are unconscious of how money energy moves through their lives. As a society, we have tons of pictures, or stories built up around money.  These stories are lodged deep within our psyche and form the cornerstone of our current belief system around money. You might say that money is “dirty” or “the root of all evil.” You might not even realize that these phrases color your view of this neutral force of energy.

Money is a means of exchange. That is all. By stripping away the feelings and emotions surrounding money and embracing its energy as a tool, you can use this powerful source of potentiality to fuel your life of purpose. The first step in harnessing this tool’s power is to become conscious of how you speak about money. In doing the Money Web exercise, you may have become aware of how your thoughts about money affect your day to day life.

If you panic when money is “tight” then that’s what you are projecting out into the universe – panic and tightness!  And guess what?  That’s what you will receive in return – more squeeze on your existing money supply.  Instead, understand that money flows.  It’s an in and out motion, just like the ocean.

You wouldn’t sit on the beach frightened and worried about whether there will be another wave.  You know, with complete certainty, that the ocean will continue its flow, and the next wave is just a few moments away.  It’s the same with money.  Be conscious of the flow of money in your life.  Be conscious of how you think and feel about outflows.  When you start down the road of panic and worry, consciously choose another thought.  Instead of fear and panic, think, outflow/inflow, outflow/inflow.

And be realistic.  As a former accountant, I’m not going to tell you that it’s all wishful thinking.  You can’t just wish upon a star, or wait for your fairy godmother to show up.  You must participate.  You must choose.  If the outflow is greater than the inflow, then do something about it!  Be aware of how you spend your money, budget accordingly.  And as you do so, keep your thoughts away from panic and fear.  Still think outflow/inflow, outflow/inflow as you make the necessary changes to your budget.

You are what you think and feel. Thoughts and feelings are very powerful.  Especially around the topic of money!  Be a conscious creator.

Tame Your Inner CritcLearn to more about the energy of money in the book, Tame Your Inner Critic. You will learn to ground, blow roses, and tap out the energies that are keeping you from living a life full of joy and purpose.

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Understanding Your Money Story

5 October, 2015 — Posted in: The Energy of Money Leave a Comment

dollar-592512_640When you say the words, money, money, money, how does your body react? Do you cringe? Do you feel the area at the base of your spine flare open? Do you crave it?  Do you hate it?

This month we will dissect the energy of money and hopefully unravel some of society’s pictures about this neutral energy. And that’s what it is. At its core, money is a means of exchange. It’s neutral. It’s not inherently evil or extremely good; it’s just paper and coin that we hand over for goods and services received. That’s it.

The money itself is a neutral means of exchange, but the emotions, thoughts and feelings that we attach to it are what cause us angst. That’s what I call your Money Story – the emotions and images that you attach to the word money.

So, let’s start at the beginning: what does money mean to you? In my book, Tame Your Inner Critic Find Peace & Contentment to Live Your Life on Purpose, I devote a whole chapter to the energy of money. One of the most enlightening exercises in the book is called the Money Web. In this exercise, we will unravel your money story, bringing your awareness to the core beliefs you hold about money.  In this exercise, we use a technique often called “mind-mapping”—a way of jotting down free associations.

Exercise: Your Money Story

  1. Draw a circle in the middle of the page and write the word “money” in that circle. Now, start writing down your associations with this word. Do this by drawing lines moving outward from the center circle. Write down words or phrases that pop into your mind when you think about money.
  2. Write down both the positive and negative words. You may find that one word or phrase triggers many others. Write those down too.
  3. When you run out of ideas, you might reflect upon:
  • Some of your mother’s favorite phrases about money
  • Some of your father’s favorite phrases about money
  • How you feel about money:
    • whether money is dirty
    • whether you have to work hard and struggle to get ahead
    • whether money is the root of all evil
    • whether spiritual people should or shouldn’t be wealthy or affluent
    • whether money is rewarded to those, who live by certain rules.
  1. Do this exercise quickly; don’t edit your thoughts. Your mind map will look something like a spider web with all kinds of lines and words moving out from the center.
  2. Draw circles around the words with a repetitive tone or mood. You might find themes of unworthiness, resentment, or confusion. On the positive side, you might find themes of spontaneity or opportunity. Other energies, such as guilt, craving or striving may be mentioned. Write those repeating themes off to the side of your web.

This web represents your current level of thought and emotion around the concept of money. It is your personal model of how you see yourself connecting with the energy of money. This web acts as a filter, drawing to you events and circumstances that match the frequency of your story around money. As you review your web, consider the following:

  • What your web reveals about your relationship with money.
  • Whether this is a current representation of how you see money, or one based on childhood memories.

To change the vibration we have to first become aware of the energy we are sitting in.  So breathe in some self-acceptance and lightness as you think about the energy of money.  We will move out the old and bring in some new as we continue throughout the month, but for right this moment, just become aware of your money story.

tame-inner-criticGet together a group of friends and work your money energy together! Learn, laugh, play and grow as you learn to ground, blow roses, and tap out the energies that are keeping you from living a life full of joy and purpose. There are plenty of exercises and meditations to help you increase your awareness around money and prosperity. Learn more here: Book Group

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