GRATITUDE

I’ve been admittedly down the last few weeks.  Unemployment and unexpected expenses have made for a pretty bleak autumn thus far.  Wallowing has done nothing for me so I’m changing tactics and working on gratitude.  If you’ve ever read “The Secret” or heard of “The Law of Attraction” you’ve heard that the energies you put out are the ones that you attract.  Well I can definitely attest that wallowing begets more wallowing.  If instead I reflect on the things for which I am grateful, perhaps I’ll receive more to be grateful for.

            This blog is largely focused on a lack of money and ways to avoid unnecessary spending.  While it’s important to have a realistic understanding of where you stand financially, the mindset with which you approach the numbers should be one of appreciation 

for what you have, rather than contempt for what you don’t.  Whatever amount you have in your bank account, it’s an abundance to someone.  Instead of feeling like you’re barely getting by, give thanks that you can pay your rent, your heating bills, your grocery tab.  When you get a paycheck, instead of thinking, “I’m not making enough”, think, “I’m grateful that money is coming into my life and I’m open to receiving more”.  When you see change on the sidewalk, pick it up, enjoy it, and be grateful that money is flowing towards you.  By perpetuating a sense of abundance rather than lack, you’ll attract more prosperity.

            If you have a hard time thinking of your finances as abundant, look at other aspects of your life that are.  Give thanks for friends, family, work, hobbies, anything and everything.  By giving thanks and allowing for all forms of abundance, you’ll also be allowing more money to enter your life.

            Don’t worry; I haven’t gone completely new age on you.  I’m still a hard ass when it comes to needless spending and properly saving (stay tuned for next weeks blog).  But from time to time it’s important to take a moment, stop worrying or wallowing, and give thanks for what you have.