This
week’s message comes from questions I was asked by a colleague. I invite
questions from my readers that can be useful to those who read this blog. The
subject this week is at the top of just about everyone’s list and something
that seems to be coming up a lot in conversations I’ve had as of late: money.
This
being Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I wondered how money might relate to
honoring his legacy and for those who continue to bring a voice to the
disenfranchised. Well, since there are still those in power who use poverty as
means of control over certain sections of society, and on the flipside having money
gives us greater opportunity to do good in the world, I guess the messages
below tie in quite nicely. It’s all about empowering ourselves and using that
power to uplift those around us. If use altruistically it can help unite us as
a global community and build a more positive future for the world. I’d say that’s
a good thing.
Happy
Birthday, Reverend King.
With
Love.
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From Over There: 1.18.15 Weekly
Focus
Why are so many of us concerned
about our financial well-being? Why does it seem to be an issue for just about
everyone?
It is cultural. In your
particular culture there is a mindset of the need to have more. Even if you are
one who chooses to live outside of convention, there is still a cultural energy
that surrounds you. This leaves one in a state of eternal lack, as if there can
never be enough – no matter how much money one has, there is a fear of not
enough.
Many hold onto the idea that
money is outside of them and unattainable. Money is simply a form of energy
exchange, and it is necessary to align with the divine perspective of money in
order to break free of the binds of cultural mindset.
Can you speak on how to become
aligned with the divine perspective of money? Why does it seem that some of us
have a clear connection to it and others don’t?
It is not in whether one has a
clear connection to this energy, rather it is the underlying beliefs one holds
that builds their relationship with it. Money is simply energy activated by
intent. What does it represent to you? Does
it represent achievement, love or happiness? Is it viewed as a mechanism of survival?
Do you give it authority over you, or
allow those with large amounts of it to control you? Does the amount you receive
make you feel inferior or superior to others? Give you a sense of entitlement?
Or a sense of shame? Does it represent betrayal, abandonment, anger or
resentment? When you think of money, what feelings arise? Being mindful of
these thoughts, feelings and beliefs will help you understand the core of your
relationship to this energy. It is through a dedication to stay conscious as
these thoughts and feelings arise that will uncover beliefs that you may not have
as part of your conscious awareness. It is in exposing these beliefs that one
may rise above and begin to build a more positive and powerful relationship
with money.
For money to be a positive
influence in one’s life, it must be met with benevolent intent. It must be a
source for creating a more empowered life and as a mechanism of support for
oneself and others. When it is used as a way of controlling another or allowing
oneself to be controlled by another, the relationship with money falls out of
divine alignment. When one’s sense of self is controlled by how much money they
have or do not have, then they have fallen out of divine alignment in their
relationship with money. It is in perceiving money as an energy just like other
types of energetic forces. All energetic forces are fueled by intention. The
more empowered your thoughts around money, the more good it will bring to your
life.
