Hi everyone,
This is a timely post. Synchronicity for me as I am having a financially 'tender' day. It seems that the more I earn the more I spend and the bills just keep coming. I live very comfortably, primarily thanks to my partners earnings, but so desperately want to be self-sufficient. And my credit cards just get dented more and more. I feel panicky, anxious and pretty scared when I think of money, so I avoid thinking of money most of the time. It feels just too sore when i do.
It's a bit of a vicious circle, but I am not sure how to escape this rollercoaster. I do meditation, visualisations, affirmations and the money comes, but then it goes even faster.
Ok, it may be a belief about my worth, it may be some conditioning or a mind virus, who knows, all I want to know is what are the practical ways of getting out of this state.
The more money attracting work I do -the more money come my way, but then the dents on my credit cards get bigger as well and so are my fears. I tried different things and I intellectually understand how it works, but the emotional hold is so strong that I cannot escape.
Many of you talked about what is wrong with this kind of belief system, and I agree. But a diagnosis is not the same as the cure. And I am not so clear what the cure is. I just probably can't see it clearly enough, so if any of you can, please share!
Jeff3, I like the metaphor of the horn of plenty. Well done. I will keep it in mind.
RF Wolf, I read your 'musing' and it made me think of something I read ages ago. An article about one of the cosmetics company, started by a woman ages ago (not sure which one it was). She made face creams for women back in the 40s or 50s and charged A LOT, way above the costs. People kept buying like crazy. They were bying this dream of looking better, younger, or maybe they were buying a bit of self-indulgence, who knows. But this lady said that people never value things that come for free and the more you charge the more perceived value is in your stuff. It got stuck to my mind.
I have been observing people since then and freebies are not treated with respect, neither are cheap things. The value of things has nothing to do with the 'rational' value.
Anyway, these were my musings... Thanks for the posts everyone, This is one great forum!  |