STEWARDS OF MONEY

Greetings from a very cool and crispy February morning in Phoenix Arizona, I wish to attempt to wake up the readers with this post on what the true purpose of money really is, and as well, what it really isn't. My perceptions about money have taken a dramatic about-face these past few months and this could easily be due to my shifting beliefs concerning all things monetary. Okay, we know that money is simply a form of exchange so why are there so many hang ups when it comes to people and money? People are taught early in age that money must be earned, so you must ''work'' hard for it, then, you must put aside a percentage for retirement because obviously, Social Security isn't enough to retire on in these times what with the rising cost of living, so you more than likely will have to have a second or even a third job, even more so if you have a family to support or you want to put your kids in college which is also more expensive than ever. There just doesn't seem to ever be enough money to allow the average citizen to live a comfortable and stress free life so what gives? Believe me the problem doesn't lie with money itself, it lies with our beliefs and perceptions regarding it, and until this changes we'll always struggle with money until we discover why we have certain limited beliefs about money, why we struggle with it, what it's true purpose is, and finally, what state of mind we need to adopt so it can flow easily to us. We don't own money, we're not meant to, it's no more than a form of exchange but like everything else it does have energy, the problem with the mentality of the current system is that money must be hoarded or saved in case something bad happens such as an economic downturn or crash. It takes no financial expert to see that the middle class is shrinking and the super wealthy continue to prosper, but it is greed that causes the majority to want more and more, adopting the perception that there is never enough and it's everyone for themselves in a world of competition, corruption, and capitalism. When it comes to the global economy and it's money, the world is going backwards instead of moving forward, so many in power are hoarding and madly accumulating money strictly out of greed, prestige, and dominion, leaving the majority without their very livelihoods behind, forcing that majority into an adapt or die mentality resulting living a life in complete survival mode. That's the ugly side of money but does it have a positive side?, it surely does and one perception we must change regarding money is that we never ''own'' it, it simply comes in and goes out, flows in, flows out, so why is it that there is never enough? It's simply a perception, when we are able to perceive money simply as a tool for expansion, a form of exchange that we are ''stewards'' of, not owners of, we begin to understand that we'll hold more value towards ourselves than that of money, and WITHOUT us money has NO value, without US money serves no purpose, not the other way around. All too often people put money first before themselves and before others, how's that working for us in today's society? We don't own money and money doesn't own us, the true purpose of money is inflow and outflow, balance, giving and receiving, and the most successful [not greedy] people have adopted this perception, they put their passions and self expressions first and foremost, they do ONLY what they love, THEN the money follows and flows in, a true steward of money knows no ''ownership'' of money, they don't need to ''hoard'' or save it for a financial disaster, they live in the present moment, they know that it simply comes in and goes out and that's the way it will always be, no matter how bad the economy is. It's of no surprise why so many struggle with money, they want to get their hands on it and hold fast, fearing that there may be few other chances or opportunities to acquire more because they've bought into the ideas and beliefs that there is never enough. When money is no longer perceived as a necessity [means to an end] and more as a simple tool for expansion, all the right inspired actions will present themselves and money can flow into our lives in the form of finding our true passions and self expression, you know the old saying, do what you love and the money will follow, I'm not done with this topic so stay viewed for future posts.