Money Madness
©2002 Lori Hamann
"Money is a good servant, but a poor master."
-- Dominique Bouhours
Are there times in your life, when you feel you’ve just about gone "mad" over money?
It consumes you. Not only are you living in scarcity by stating in your mind, "I will
never have enough" – you obsess about it. It consumes you. You look for ways to make
more, get more, or win more. You lose sleep. It rocks your relationships with your
partners. It’s the thing that is responsible for most of the divorces in the world,
and the source of much unhappiness. Money – not only is the source of a great deal
of comfort, but a great deal of pain.
What’s this money madness all about? Having it, makes us feel worthy. It makes us
feel safe, significant, powerful, and happy. We are "mad" about the FEELING that
wealth brings us – and who doesn’t want these things? Everyone – myself included.
Did you know the word "money" alone was searched 183,046 times in July 2002 – and
this doesn’t include other search strings like "free money" (66601 times) or "make money"
(72137 times). Pretty astounding! We want money, and we keep running after it.
Do you think that being stricken with any form of money madness is going to help you
get to "where you want to be? Probably not. That state of mind is not conducive to
having prosperity flow in one's life. Here is the argument, and some solutions.
When we are "mad about money" – we usually find ourselves running on adrenaline,
starting and stopping several different projects. We find ourselves looking outward
vs. inward to what will make us happy, rich and prosperous. We find ourselves focusing
on dollar amount, versus value that we can contribute in the wold. We find ourselves
easily irritated with the ups and down of abundance – and in turn drive ourselves
further into that chasm of scarcity. We lose sight of our priorities. We feel out of
control. We feel hopeless.
These things can add up pretty quickly, You will either end up feeling completely
out of balance, or you will find yourself not being able to manifest a cent. Been there?
If money is what you seek, then let’s take a look at what you need to do to turn
that money madness around. Here is how you can begin to bring money in your life,
without having to even think about it.
7 Steps to Escape Money Madness and Create a Rich Life
- Give up being "mad about money". You need to release the obsessing, the scarcity,
and the hopelessness. Make a decision today that your primary focus will not be on
the money itself, but on your attitudes, beliefs, values, and peace of mind and heart.
- Become totally responsible about your money. Come from a place in which you do not
tolerate "money problems". Get your finances in order. Pay your bills or make arrangements.
Know that money is merely energy, and energy flows. Understand and believe that you can
indeed handle your money, and your money issues. Make a plan to clean up your "money space"
in your life – remembering that when you clean up ANY space, it makes room for more.
Understand that keeping your money space cluttered jams the energy flow of money to you.
Send the universe a message that you can handle your money now, and are ready for more.
Please keep in mind that your primary focus in this process is still you – and that it
is NOT about the money.
- Intention. What is your intention for yourself and your family in terms of money?
What do you want to consciously create in your life? You need to think about what
kind of intention you want to send out to your universal space. Send these messages
out consciously with strong "intention". Impress, as Wallace Wattles says, what you
desire on your universal space. How do you do this? Prayer daily. Meditation. Affirmation.
Visualization. Ask for what you need, and be specific.
- The door through which you give and receive is the same door. If you make a decision
to close your door in terms of giving, it is also closed in terms of receiving. As you
begin to receive, give thanks and have gratitude for all that you have, and all that
you are learning. Gratitude is a key in receiving more.
- Do not be attached to the results of what you are creating in your life. You are
exactly where you are supposed to be. Here is a distinction – be focused on your
ever evolving goals, but not attached to the results of working to achieve those goals.
When you fail to get what YOU want, know that God does things in his own time in
accordance of what he wants you to learn in your life. What do you need to learn
today? This moment? Every single moment in your life is spiritual. Be attached to
your spirituality, not to results.
- Money is just energy, and it's just a form of exchange. Do not give it power.
Money serves a purpose in this world but it is not YOUR master. Being in a state
of money madness gives money power, and therefore can have power over you. Remember
when something has power over you, you are not in true control of it. Are you OK
with money having control over you? Make a decision to let money be of service in
your life, and let go it of at the same time.
Examine your money beliefs. What you believe about money internally will be reflected
in your outer circumstances. If you want to be a "good person" but believe that only
bad or evil people have money, then your inner values are conflicting with your beliefs.
You will subconsciously align your actions with what you believe to be true about the
world. Your ability to manifest your money desires will be stunted due to your beliefs.
You need to clear and change the core beliefs that you have about money and success.
- Take Action. You may have experienced that action in itself can leave your pocket
book empty, and so can having a focus only on the spiritual aspect of manifesting
wealth in your life. I recently read a post by a man who could not figure out
"what he had done wrong". He had spiritually primed himself to receive money – and
yet it wasn’t coming. He asked for advice from the board. One wise person simply replied,
"what action did you take?" Intention or philosophical knowledge alone does not create
wealth. It’s the combination of an inner and outer approach that will have you manifesting
what you desire in your life.
About the Author:
Lori Hamann, MSE, brings a passion for motivating
others and many years of coaching experience to You
Evolve Coaching. In addition, she has over 10 years
of successful counseling experience. She inspires
people to take action within the context of being a
conscious and deliberate creator of their own lives,
and teaches the philosophy of the Law of Attraction.
Using humor, enthusiasm and warmth, Lori inspires her
clients to create and attract their best life.
For more information, visit Lori's website:
http://www.youevolve.com.
Recommended Additional Reading:
Debt Freedom and Manifesting
The Life Power and How to Use It
