The Art of Romancing Wealth

Man have I been "missing in action." I haven't been feeling at my best these past few weeks so my time at the computer has been really limited. Now that things are starting to feel a bit more normal (at least for the next 6.5 months anyway - hint-hint :o) I can get back into the swing of things!

Today, I have a great article from a dear friend of mine. Sal from www.theempoweredsoul.com always has some great insights to share...

The Art of Romancing Wealth

"I’ve noticed that we’re a culture that doesn’t stop long enough to enjoy its attainments. We’re so far off into the future, we’re never here. Here, however, is home.

All of us work many hours for money, yet when it comes in, and we spend it on what we like, how much time do we spend enjoying it?

The other day I got a beautiful armchair. The first time I saw it, I fell in love. I just had to take it home. It was big, a shocking pink color, and broad. When I sank in it, it supported me just perfectly. Visions of many hours in the bookstore, a good book on my lap, a comfortable armchair surrounding me drifted into my mind. Now, every time I sit and read a book on that chair, a deep sigh of contentment rises out of me.

To almost everyone, it’s just an armchair. But to me, it’s an expression of exquisite laziness.

I deliberately chose to appreciate what I have.

And because of that appreciation, I’m sending a powerful message to my subconscious mind. “Yes, this is what I want. Thank you for getting me this chair.”

What’s the reaction of my subconscious mind? “Oh, so that’s what he likes, let’s see if I can get him more good stuff.”

Our appreciation gets us more. We set up a vibration within us that vibrates to the world. Like my friend, Kim, said, it’s as if you’ve set your tuning fork to vibrate with other tuning forks out there.

But don’t take my word for it. Ask Oprah.

Oprah Winfrey attributes her wealth to being happy. She didn’t feel happy because she got wealthy. No, no, no…she got wealthy because she was happy.

Why do so many people adore her? What makes her ratings shoot through the roof? Yes, you got it—it’s that charming smile, the warm camaraderie she throws around her guests, and the cheerful banter with which she talks to her audience.

If Oprah were a grouch—she wouldn’t be Oprah! And she wouldn’t be rich, either.

Oprah knows how to romance money.

Money loves happy people.

Why? It’s because money like everything else is energy. And we receive the energy we transmit. Hit the right note on your tuning fork and you get in harmony with other forks of a similar vibration.

One way of throwing your energy off-track is to be unbalanced—to spend so many hours working that you’re in a perpetual state of fatigue and low mood. If you’re unbalanced, you’re out of touch with what you want, and you’re getting what you don’t like.

If working hard had anything to do with money than a ditch digger should be rich.

Romancing money is a little like a love affair—you never know when your darling is going to be charming and merry or, ahem, a little difficult. However, if you’re charming and merry, you’ve set the right tone for an enchanting relationship."