What is my relationship like with money?
Hello.
Welcome.
Welcome to the practice of doing nothing.
I'm glad that you're here.
Take a few moments to settle in.
Find a comfortable and quiet place for yourself.
If you're able to,
Turn off any possible distractions and adjusting the body any way that feels good.
Coming to a place of stillness.
Closing the eyes,
Dropping in.
How am I doing?
How am I feeling in this moment?
Can I accept however it is I'm feeling?
Noticing the state of the mind.
And inviting myself to slow down.
Notice what it feels like to slow down.
And to observe the thoughts.
Observe the feelings.
Without judgment.
Just noticing.
Feeling the whole body.
Connecting with your breath.
Feeling both strong and relaxed.
Aware and present.
And bringing into my awareness this concept of money.
And what this is.
And what it means to me.
What is my relationship like with money?
And feel the truth of whatever comes up.
Am I grateful for the amount of money that I have?
For all the things that I've been able to do with my money?
Exchanging this energy.
And do I feel that I want more of it?
And if I would like more of it,
Allowing that to be okay.
And to have that desire.
Settling into that desire.
And affirming,
Why do I want it?
Why do I want it?
Maybe I want it to feel safe.
To feel secure.
That if challenges come in my life,
Money will allow me to meet those challenges.
And maybe navigate them with a useful tool.
Connecting with the breath.
Connecting with this moment.
And maybe I want money to do good things with.
I want to share it.
I want to share it with the people that I love.
And I want to share it with the people that are in need.
Maybe I want it to buy some things for myself with.
And why do I want to have those things?
To have more fun.
To be viewed better by others.
Perhaps this is a core desire for money.
Is that having money,
Perhaps,
Will make me be viewed differently in the eyes of others.
And that's okay too.
It's okay to want to be liked.
And maybe I don't want to have money.
Maybe I'm scared.
At how I would be seen by other people if I did have money.
Maybe I don't want anyone to envy me.
But I might also know that I can do good things with it.
And do I trust myself with it?
To not be gluttonous.
To not be greedy.
Again,
Connecting with the breath.
And just tuning in to acceptance.
Knowing that it's all okay.
Whatever your relationship is with money,
It's okay.
How do I want to move from here?
From this moment?
Do I want to feel content?
Can I feel both grateful for what I have and also,
With humility,
Ask for more?
Practicing holding both of those things in your awareness at the same time.
Contentment and a yearning,
A hope.
It's very natural for human beings to want to progress to a better life.
Maybe money dominates my awareness.
Maybe I feel that it's the key to my happiness.
There's another part of me that knows that it's not everything.
It's a part.
It's a tool.
My happiness does not depend completely on it.
Much of my happiness depends on my perspective.
And checking in with the mind.
What am I thinking about?
And coming back to the nothing,
Letting go of this concept of money.
And being with the moment.
Being with the nothing.
Where I accept where I'm at.
I feel satisfied.
I'm practicing feeling satisfied.
And thanking yourself for doing this work.
It takes courage to go inside and learn about yourself.
And see where you're really at.
And being aware is the first step in the direction of growth.
What is all the money in the world if I'm not practicing appreciating the art of appreciation?
In order to appreciate,
I need to slow down.
And perhaps more and more,
You will find to discover that doing nothing is the most important thing that you can do.
When that time comes,
Know that you are home.
