What About Prosperity?

I have heard it said that "we are to teach what we need to learn". In fact, in the last week I have run across this phrase 3 different times. I am certainly being given a message! Which brings me to my story:

The other day I was cleaning the shower/bathtub in my kids bathroom when my daughter told me that the drain was extremely clogged. I said I didn't realize this and why didn't she tell me it was this bad. She explained that she had mentioned this to me before. Now I have to say that being a single mom raising three children alone 24/7 is very demanding and challenging. Add to that taking care of a house alone - some things just slip through the cracks. So I thought......

I immediately went out the next day to buy some drain opener. After applying the drain opener, not only did the bathtub drain become unclogged, but the sink drain (which I tried to unclog about a month ago) also cleared up. So what does this have to do with prosperity?

First of all, according to Feng Shui, this bathroom happens to be in the prosperity section of my house. So a clogged drain in this area is really important to look at from an energy perspective. Secondly, the day before, I had been working through a money exercise to gain some new clarity about my beliefs around money. Even though I have worked on my money beliefs many times over, this exercise brought up some new insights into beliefs that I was now ready to let go of. Our beliefs run deep and many times we need to peel back the layers like peeling an onion to get to these deep seated patterns. It can take years of work.

After doing the money exercise, I discovered that I was still hanging on to beliefs such as: "the love of money is the root of all evil", "wealthy people are mean and uncaring", "champagne taste on a beer man's salary". I also believed deep down that I could not support myself using my gifts and talents because my mother used to tell time after time after time "you'll never make any money at that". I have always been extremely artistic and musical and no matter what vocation I told her I wanted to go into, she would give that response, thus completely disempowering me. I was raised to believe that I could not support myself with my talents so I had to marry someone who was more marketable. My place was to cheer him on and support him.

Working through that exercise, I was able to push aside those old beliefs and see that I do in fact LOVE MONEY and it's ok! I love money because is gives opportunities, possibilities, freedom and fun! I deserve to be happy and abundant - and I don't have to "do" anything or "be" anything. I just have to be me - it is my inherent birthright to be abundant - it is everyone's birthright. Certainly, I had heard this before, but I was really able to embrace it at a deep level this time. I LOVE MONEY! Saying it just makes me happy and tingly.

I was also able to see that even though the malicious actions of my ex-husband forced me into bankruptcy and foreclosure, my beliefs about money and my ability to support myself were stalling my efforts to work my way out.

So how does all of this tie together? Unclogging these drains was very symbolic and in direct alignment with the prosperity beliefs I had just let go of. I was not able to see that these drains needed unclogging until I was ready to let go of the beliefs that were holding everything in place. I also needed to be in a space where I could replace those old beliefs with new beliefs that I would truly embrace and that really resonated with me.

I want to impress the fact that uttering a simple affirmation about prosperity is not a quick fix solution. It can be very disempowering to recite affirmations day after day with no outward signs of change. Affirmations can work, but we have to be willing to go deep inside and find those beliefs that are not in alignment with what we are wanting to create. We all have deep subconscious beliefs we received as children that have to be uncovered and released first before we can move forward. Only then can we completely embrace the new.

Do you need help discovering your limiting beliefs? I would love to help you if you feel guided to work with me. Please contact me and we can discuss your needs and how I can help guide you through your transformation. I have different counseling and image packages available. Or, if you know of someone in need of my services, please forward my information on to them. Referrals are a large part of my business.





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