Value, Worth, & Respect For Abundance – Part 3

When You Respect Money, Money Respects You

Part of opening up to more abundance and prosperity is learning to respect money. Because when you respect money, money will respect you. Here are some ways that I have changed over the years to respect money more.

I used to crumble up any cash I had and jam it into a ratty old wallet. When I realized the importance of respecting money, I bought a brand-new wallet in a color I loved, and started organizing my bills from largest to smallest, tucking them neatly into their place in my wallet. (Plus, how you do ANYthing is how you do EVERYthing. My disorganized wallet was leading to disorganized finances and a disorganized life!)

I used to throw pennies in the garbage if I found one while I was picking up our house. It’s not worth the time it will take me to put the penny in my wallet, I thought. What a horrible message I was sending to the universe! By throwing the penny away I was essentially saying to the universe, “I don’t need money. I don’t value money.” Even, “Money is garbage to me.” If I believed all these things about money, why would the universe want to send more money my way?

I used to pass over change I’d find on the street rather than picking it up. Now, even if it’s just a penny, I pick it up, put it in my wallet and say, “Thank you for the gift, universe! What an abundant world we live in!”

I used to buy things I couldn’t afford to impress people that didn’t matter. (If someone likes me for the kind of car I drive or jeans I wear, they don’t really like the authentic me, thus the relationship will not contribute to my joy or fulfillment.) Thankfully, I learned to stop doing this at a young age, but if you need to learn — or remember this — today, that’s ok, too.

We live in a consumer-driven world where advertising messages are coming at us hundreds of times a day tied to our strong emotional needs of wanting to belong, to overcome fear, and to feel good. These messages are tested and fine-tuned to make us believe that whatever the person is selling is the answer. But the answer is never outside of you. It is always within. Your value and worth are not demonstrated by what you own, drive, wear, or live in. Your value to our planet is so much more than those material things.

I want to make this point now: I am not saying that you should sell all your belongings and go live in a cave. You absolutely can enjoy well-fitting jeans, fine wine, and a comfortable car. It’s when you tie your value to what you own or search for happiness in these items (rather than within yourself) that you suffer. So get off the keeping-up-with-the-Joneses hamster wheel, and do the inner work to light up your soul!

 Lots of love, your coach,

Sara

P.S. If you missed part 1 of this series, read it here. Part 2 is right here. If you want to shift to an abundance mindset and heal your money story through coaching, explore my Mindful Balanced Life coaching program here!