Money has Feelings too!

[smartile]

It's true. You would never treat money the way you do if you knew it had feelings. Think about it.

Have you ever thought about how you treat your money?

I bet you don't treat money the way you treat your friends and family. Here is how most people treat their money. The say things like,

1. It's a means to an end
2. There is never enough of it
3. Having money causes problems
4. Money isn't everything
5. Money doesn't make you happy

Would you say those things to your best friend? Of course not.

Could you imagine if you told your best friend that they aren't enough? or that they don't make you happy? or that they're a means to an end?

They would probably smack you one. After that they would probably leave you for good.

Is your money doing the same?

[Dan.Linehan]

You can also think of Money as being a person.

[Lil Chris]

You could say this for everything... You car, house, your lawn, the trees, your computer, etc...

Thinking of everything as one living entity changes your perspective... Now, if I could only "see it"...

[flynn]

I think this is a very useful way to think of money. Its such a loaded concept for people, it cause so many automatic reactions that infect one's intentions regarding it.

Lately I've noticed that I have bits of money scattered around. I don't even pick it up a lot of times, as if it isn't important, or I don't want it. Well I've stopped that. Now I am treating it with more respect, and guess what, I've got more than I had. Of course it is a gradual shift. But I expect the momentum to build over time.



Flynn

[fellowtraveler]

Pappy always said I must hate money 'cause I got rid of it as soon as I could...

[whtrado04]

On the grounds that everything is composed of energy, yes money and lots and lots of other things in theory have feelings too. Somebody else has thought that as well. Investigate the song "Working Man's Dollar" by Chris LeDoux. As to the depths and details I am not 100% sure. I can however site a few personal examples of the theory in which I don't normally share because most people think I'm insane....

#1 My truck

I got it new, it was the one nobody else wanted that was tucked away in the back corner of the back lot. Come to find out, it had quite a few tweaks that Chevy didn't want me to know about. I have always treated it with respect, always kept up the maintenance on it, and treated it more like a friend than a pick up. It's gotten 8 more miles per gallon on the highway than it was supposed to ever get, it was a total magnet for attracting the perfect person to me, and the one time in the winter when it hit and ice patch and rolled on it's side....it protected me and the person I care most about in the world by keeping us safe. Neither one of us even got so much as a scratch. The tow truck came and put it back on all 4's and I drove it home with absolutely no mechanical damage. So, yes, I would say that it has feelings all of it's own.

#2 my computer

I got my computer used from a family member that didn't want it anymore. That person got a new computer and left the other one for dead in the room nobody uses. The reason I got it for free was because it was "junk" and "it wasn't good enough". I took it home, re-installed windows and put a new hard drive in it. I took the time to care about it and give it a new home and even named it "Mr. Puter" and I have not yet had one single problem with it yet. It even works better than the new one they paid almost $3000 for!!!

#3. My Ash Body Fender Telecaster Guitar

I have always loved classic country music. I love to play guitar but I haven't always had a lot of cash for high dollar items. I've played a lot with different bands in places and mainly employing my own country style in with what ever I was playing. I got the guitar at guitar center for around $350 which was what I could afford at the time. I don't know why, but I played it once and it just had it!! So, I took it too a gig the night I got it and after the first set a guy came up to me and asked me if that was a 52' Telecaster I had. He was a little shocked when I told him I picked it up for $350 bucks and it was brand new. It just had the right feeling to it, no other way around it. It matched mine perfect and it just worked out great. Me playing on that thing in a bar, make ya feel like you're crying your eyes out in your semi truck because your third ex wife left you in the pick up with your dog to catch the midnight train


That's just a few of my examples. I would love to hear some other peoples experiences with the idea

[smartile]

Originally posted by whtrado04
I took the time to care about it and give it a new home and even named it "Mr. Puter" and I have not yet had one single problem with it yet.

That's fantastic! And a good story too

[moonrambler]

whtrado04 -- I totally relate.

For instance, my car. I love my car. My car and I are best buddies. My car is awesome. It's a '97 Chevy Cavalier I bought new for about $9700. It now has nearly 270,000 miles and we still go everywhere together and it looks just as pretty as it did the day I drove it off the lot.

Whenever it needs a repair, it tells me so as conveniently as possible. The most recent was a flat tire a few months ago, which it did in my garage. When the water pump went out, it did it in my garage. When the fuel pump went out, it did so within about 50 feet of a repair shop, while I had two friends with me who could push it over there while I steered.

In 2004, I decided to go to an Eagles concert in Peoria, to see them and my beloved Joe Walsh, about a 16-hour round trip. My car had about half as many miles on it then. It was having some radiator issues, and I was a little nervous about driving so far with a car with so many miles on it, so before we left, I sat there talking with it and telling it how much I appreciate it, and that it would be great if we could get to Peoria and back safely.

I turned the key, and the Eagles song "In the City" was playing on the radio. One of the only two Eagles songs at that time with Walsh on lead vocals.

I spent the weekend in Peoria with friends who live there, got back, lost my mind and decided I had to see the Eagles again. Another friend and I jumped in my Cavalier and drove to Bismarck. This is a 28-hour round trip. I got home and almost instantly had to drive to Madison for my uncle's 80th birthday party. This is a six-hour round trip.

On the way back from Madison, we (my Cavalier and I) dodged a tornado, drove through a storm, and stopped at a gas station about an hour from home, and after I got back from the convenience store, I sat there in the car in the pouring rain and realized in all this chasing around, I hadn't thanked the car at all. So, I did. I patted the dashboard and expressed my gratitude and how wonderful it had been to do all this traveling with no problems whatsoever and what a great car it is.

I turned the key and "In the City" was playing on the radio.

I love my car

[whtrado04]

smartile---- that wasn't quite all of the story. The month after I got my used comp and fixed it up, my best friend's aunt decided she want a new one so he got the old one. Now, we've coined the phrase..."DUDE! Your getting a used dell!" So now we have both have matching used dells.

moonrambler---- There you go with those meaningful coincidences....my truck is an 04 Silverado 4X4 short box. It was a total hot rod right from the factory. That was what Chevy didn't want me to know about. It's got a V6 thats strong as an ox and sounds like a beast when your start it cold. A friend of mine took it around the block when I took it home that first day. He came back around and looked at me puzzled and said "What do you have in that
thing!?!?! A 350 V8!?" I popped the hood and showed him the little V6 that was in it I have had some problems with it, but just about all of them were covered by warranty or by me without too much trouble. The most recent one with the brakes was a manifestation triumph for me.

Strange Success with the Law of Attraction and Intention Manifestation - Associated Content

I wrote an article about my experiment and findings on that one and the results even shocked me which is not always the easiest thing to do.

The car I had before the truck was a favorite of mine too. It was an 86 Crown Victoria. I bought it from a guy who driving it too the junk yard, I offered him 400 cash for it and took it home that day. I named the car Vicky, which was the only time I ever named a vehicle a female name. It had over 200,000 on it when I got it. I did a lot of work to it and had it for another 40,000 after that. I added a lot of parts to it, including straight pipes, high performance ignition, a cd player and speakers and a bunch of other stuff. My ex roommate and I went down to Burger King the one night when they had the car show. I parked it between a pristine 70 Chevelle and 65 Mustang. I got a piece of cardboard out the trunk and sharpie and I wrote on it "214,399 miles and IT RUNS! Can your classic car do THAT!?. Then I popped the hood and hung on it I got some mean looks over that one! The one time, it ran out of gas...500 feet from the gas station. I even won a friendly bet with it one night. A friend with a 97 Z28 challenged me to a 1/4 run and lost miserably!!!

I have always thought cars and stuff had feelings, I just never really openly told anybody my opinion. I've always named the vehicles I spent the most time with even before I was driving.

My grandmother's 79 T-bird was "The Thundabird" (she has a North Carolina accent I kinda inherited. )

My dads 78 LTD when I was in elementary school was "the banana boat" and I have to laugh every time I watch Uncle Buck with John Candy because it was almost the same car. We even lived in Indianapolis at the time.

The 1985 Chevy Caprice wagon was "The Truckster" #1 because it was almost identical to the one in the National Lampoons vacation movie (and yes it did that run after you turn it off thing) and #2 my father is the psychical incarnate of Clark Griswold

My first roommate had a Nissan pickup that we co-named "Pedro"

My 2nd roommate and friend to this day got a Toyota Tacoma which I took the "ma" from and named it "The Taco" which it is known as still

My best friend friend had a Blazer which he replaced with a a 4X4 Ford Ranger. The one day he was listening to one of my CD's that had the Chuck Berry song "Dear Dad" on it. The one about Henry Ford's son in college trying to get his Dad to get him a new car. He thought that line about "I might as well be walking as to drive this owd foad!" was priceless since it didn't really have the power like my Chevy so it kinda stuck and we named it "The Foad"

Thats just a few of my highlights......

Oh and BTW I really like the Eagles too...

[moonrambler]

That was entertaining reading about all the names for your vehicles and the stories that go with them -- for some reason I especially like "The Taco"!

I read your AC experience there with the brakes and that was seriously weird-cool.

Richard Bach writes about how a pilot can have relationships with airplanes too. It made total sense to me.

[Moria]

Originally Posted by Dan.Linehan

You can also think of Money as being a person.

That is a great article! I went to Morgana Rae's website and downloaded her free ebook, Financial Alchemy, and it is absolutely brilliant!

As I don't know if it's possible to upload the book here, I guess going to her site and download it from there is the only option.

Moria x

[beatnix]

I just came across Morgana Rae's YouTube videos as some of them were posted in a different forum. I'm curious now... has anyone else followed her teachings?

[Wax Frog]

Thanks for the Samantha Fox earworm!

[moonrambler]

I was surprised to a see a notice in my e-mail for this old thread which I'm subscribed to. And it was cool to get this particular thread bumped up, as I got all warm and fuzzy reading my car story Thanks, beatnix!

[beatnix]

You're welcome, moonrambler

Originally Posted by Wax Frog

Thanks for the Samantha Fox earworm!

Oh dear... and I can't even listen to it - YouTube says the content belongs to Sony Music and is unavailable in my country

[CoolBee]

How weird is that - I can watch it from Egypt!! You need to check out proxy servers beatnix

Just tried out an Argentinian proxy and it works.
The US one was too slow and it wouldn't load.

[Wax Frog]

Originally Posted by beatnix

You're welcome, moonrambler

Oh dear... and I can't even listen to it - YouTube says the content belongs to Sony Music and is unavailable in my country

Oh, but that makes me want to tear my hair out sometimes

It's an 80s pop tune called "Naughty Girls Need Love Too"; the thread title fits perfectly syllable-wise.

[fun2bme]

Wow, I'm glad I came across this thread. It has given me food for thought and a beneficial reminder. Everything is made up of energy (molecules) and can indeed respond to the energy we give it. Do we give it love energy or do we give it apathy or dislike? Do we complain about it or berate it? Or do we praise and appreciate? I'll think I'll start praising the Ford Taurus (not exactly my dream car, just temporary loan from a family member) I'm driving more. It HAS been a blessing to me after all.

I've also noticed that when I give money something to do (a purpose, also a way of respecting and appreciating it) it's more likely to grow. For instance, instead of just tossing small bills and change in jar or something I have four different boxes marked for different purposes such as "Vegas trip", or "new car," etc. I put the money in these instead and at certain times then transfer to bank accounts.

Yes indeed, whatever you wish to change, improve or increase in your life, needs to be given lots of love and praise.

[beatnix]

Originally Posted by Moria

That is a great article! I went to Morgana Rae's website and downloaded her free ebook, Financial Alchemy, and it is absolutely brilliant!

As I don't know if it's possible to upload the book here, I guess going to her site and download it from there is the only option.

Moria x

It's a shame she doesn't give out the ebook anymore I've googled it but couldn't find it anywhere else on the web, either. If anyone happens to have a recent link please post it here...

[beatnix]

You can download a recent interview with Morgana Rae by talkshow hosts Tazz and Paula here.

[Jack]

If I knew money had feelings,I could not spend it.I feel like even nonliving things(if they are really nonliving) have feelings and I feel like they get sad if I give them to another one,or if they get broken etc...
So I am not able to give/sell my stuff to other people.But I don't feel much in the same way about money.If I feel,then I can't spend it too.

[asombro]

Every now and then i look at or pick up a piece of moeny and i feel love and gratitude, expressing affection in some way, and sometimes move it to a visible place.. i find this frequent interaction and showing affection strengthens the relationship to money and makes more money want to visit.

[Ravmar]

Just this weekend I manifested (found on the ground) my first nickel since starting the Million Dollar Experiment. Not a lot of money, but he will have special status as my first. Oh, and he scratched off a $25 lottery ticket the same day too, and I don't buy tickets often. I think I'll name him Jefferson.

[jeff3]

Originally Posted by Ravmar

Just this weekend I manifested (found on the ground) my first nickel since starting the Million Dollar Experiment. Not a lot of money, but he will have special status as my first. Oh, and he scratched off a $25 lottery ticket the same day too, and I don't buy tickets often. I think I'll name him Jefferson.

I'm lookin' for one of those paper notes I can call "Woody".

[nicbrahms]

I don't think money has feelings, it is part of the conscious universe though as everything is.

However as LOA works, you must love money in whatever quantity you have it or don't.

Now for the LOA to work, there comes the state of forgetting after you have made your desire known. Now if you were rich you would take money for granted and although it sounds harsh, to enable more money to flow to you, you have to take money for granted. Love it, but take it for granted because that will allow you to show the universe you are not in lack and that you always expect money to flow to you, therefore it can be taken for granted. Just as you take the air you breathe for granted, it is always available. Just as you take the sun rising in the morning for granted, etc get it?

Therefore do as I do, spend money, give it away, never become attached to it and tell yourself that for every penny you part with, threefold will return to you. It has worked for me it can and will work for you.

Money energy is one of the most interesting energies to play with and I love my experience of ever increasing money coming into my life.


Love, light and luck.

Nic Brahms

[st33med]

Funny, I always name my $100s "Benjamin"

[SethWilliams]

Funny, ever since i started to spend more of my money, more seems to get back to me, which im grateful for. Actually, just reminds me last week, i spent all my money disposable money on cloths (which is a first for me) and still wanted to buy some more. Instead of feeling i was in lack, i decided it was an oppurtunity for money to flow. Couple hours later my brother gave me some money. £30 actually, i asked him why he just said" was in a giving mood". I laughed and went out and bought a couple of shirts.

[beatnix]

I have started using Morgana Rae's workbook last week and find it really helpful so far. It makes you record any little success you had. Sometimes it's hard to come up with five successes per day to fill in all the blanks. But this way they will be remembered and you will be able to look them up in the future. On Sundays I decide for the five priorities of the next week and note challenges, opportunities etc. For me it's easier than to journal which I tend to forget after a while. Blank spaces staring at you in the workbook are a bigger incentive to keep going.