I used to be a penny pincher. I saved and saved and spent a lot of time deciding what I would spend my money on. I used coupons at the store and looked for the sale items. That’s all great fine and dandy, but it got OLD for me. You see, I approached money from a place of “I DON’T HAVE enough”, otherwise known as SCARCITY mentality.
I’ve learned something about the idea of I don’t have enough... it comes from the idea that I AM NOT ENOUGH! And all of that is based in FEAR...What if I can’t pay my bills this month? What if I get robbed? What if I get in an accident, and it sucks all my money? What if I get laid off and I wind up penniless?...It’s incredible what a neurotic mind can think up!
I used to look around at others who bought themselves nice things and think, I cannot imagine spending that much money on myself. I put off traveling and experiences that seemed fun, but way too extravagant for me. They would have to wait for some undesignated time in the future where I would have more money and feel comfortable spending it on myself. The truth is it wasn’t because I didn’t have the money or the ability to get the money; it was because I was afraid of losing my money, of not getting enough enjoyment from my investment, of being cheated, of running out of money. Lordy, the list of fears goes on and on.
How did you change that? you ask...I started working with my fear and taking back my power. I learned that even though those fears seemed very real, they actually were not. I learned that behind those fears, was a very joyful and abundant reality. One that understands that everything is here now for my enjoyment. And it was up to me to open to it by healing my fears.
We attract the energy we vibrate. When I was so afraid of not having enough, I attracted situations where I did not have enough, or it felt like I didn’t have enough. But when I shifted, I began to flow in my abundance. I no longer pinched pennies. I trusted myself to make wise decisions without having to consternate about it. I began flowing in abundance and using the money wisely and enjoying it. I also channeled the money to create for the Greater Good. And it wasn’t hard.
I think of money as energy. It’s used as an exchange. I exchange money for what I need or want. Others exchange what I need or want for money from me. It’s pretty simple. We just are conditioned to make more of it than it has to be.
These days I no longer operate in scarcity. I flow in abundance because I know who I AM. ❤️