Love it or hate it, the words “financial planning” certainly are charged.
We all have opinions on the way to do things (or the way to stick our heads in the sand). We can see
money as good or bad, or we can see it as what it is.
If you find that you’re getting your back up when you’re trying to get
control of your finances, it is time to meditate.
Before you start crunching, you must start by looking at yourself.
Sit down, think about financial planning and be respectful of your feeling function.
The heart can be given equal respect as your thoughts and mind. Are some of your feelings culturally trained as to how much you “should” be making? Distinguish the voices inside of yourself and work on finding your true voice.
Once you feel you have settled into your own voice, be gentle and forgiving. The fact that you are not “perfect” with money is just proof that you are delightfully human. Give yourself a break as you sit in silence. Every time a disparaging thought comes up, remind yourself that you are a good person.
As you open your eyes,
write down five things that you want to foster with your relationship with money. It can be words like “freedom” or “responsibility.”
Use your true voice.
Courtney Sunday from Toronto, Ontario
Courtney Sunday is a writer, yoga teacher, Pilates instructor and Thai massage practitioner. She teaches corporations in Toronto the fine art of breathing deeply, and travels too much for her own good. She likes to cook meals from scratch using ingredients from her garden, and would mill her own flour and make her own butter if she had more hours in the day. You can find out more about her at www.courtneysunday.com.
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