At a recent workshop, I was asked to keep track of what I thought about during the day and from that information I calculated the percentage of time I spent on each topic. The interesting thing? Money was way up there on my list of topics—I hadn’t expected that.
Now maybe I’m different from most, but I really thought I didn’t pay enough attention to my money and that it wouldn’t make the list at all. And now I find out that I actually obsess over money. When I order dinner I make my choice based on cost—not what I really want to eat. I multi-task trips in my car, not to save gas but to save money (I just tell myself it’s about being green). I even go so far as to get that last penny of ketchup out of the bottle. Worst of all, the last thing I would call myself is frugal, so it is clearly obsessing.
Maybe because I spend time avoiding the big issues, it is always in my subconscious nagging me. We need to be conscious with finances but not in this nagging “always on my mind” way. Instead we need to be conscious in a productive, well thought out way that gives us a clear picture of where we are and where we want to be. Then, we can make money decisions easily and clear our minds of the clutter of unconscious money management.
So what do you say? Do you choose when, where and why money is part of your life—or—is it always on your mind?
2 thoughts on “You Were Always On My Mind…”
Jane,
I decided to stop worrying about it, fearing not having enough, having anxiety over it, wasting my life, and having it rob me of peace and being in the present moment. I just keep on shifting my thinking and turning around my limiting beliefs to go the next level one step at a time. I say my affirmations everyday, I have an abundance of money! I am bringing in over $2,400/month and over $100,000 a year! I even wrote the $100,000 in my checking book! Every time I see a penny and pick it up, I thank God for the abundance. Thanks a million God! Thanks a million dollars God! Love Judy
This resonates with me. Havin grown up in a real hand-to-mouth existence (on a farm) I sought to avoid that daily anxious dependence on the weather and the crop yields by investing in higher education and so fear-proofing myself through a profession. My Dad always envied the “gentlemen farmers” whose medical and law degrees allowed them to view farming as a hobby. Surprise! The more money I had the more anxious I became about investing it wisely, holding onto it, and holding onto the lifestyle it provided. Hu gnu? Bottom line, as you say Jane, it’s not about the money. Keep up the good consciousness-raising work. Namaste.