{"id":217,"date":"2009-10-19T10:33:41","date_gmt":"2009-10-19T10:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/yourcharmedlife\/2009\/10\/30-days-to-a-charmed-life-day-10-go-forth-and-prosper.html"},"modified":"2009-10-19T10:33:41","modified_gmt":"2009-10-19T10:33:41","slug":"30-days-to-a-charmed-life-day-10-go-forth-and-prosper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/yourcharmedlife\/2009\/10\/30-days-to-a-charmed-life-day-10-go-forth-and-prosper.html","title":{"rendered":"30 days to a charmed life Day 10: Go forth and prosper"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"money.jpg\"<\/span>Money is such a big deal in this material world. And we make an even bigger deal of it than it needs to be. Either it’s the be-all\/end-all: “Stop this foolishness about being an artist and go out and get a real job!”; or it’s some evil, awful thing: “What does she know about the real world? She has money” (as if that’s bad); or it’s just elusive and unattainable: “I have a degree magna cum laude <\/i>and still I’m making coffee\/making copies\/making myself miserable (or add your own phrase here) for a living.”<\/p>\n

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It is with great humility that I write to you on this subject, because it’s definitely something that I’m not finished with yet in this life. My first big struggle was compulsive overeating; I feel safely in recovery on that one for many, many years now. Then it was relationships, romance, marriage, being “chosen” and loved and adored and comfortable enough in myself that I could have a good life even if that never happened. (It did, but I needed to get to the “comfortable enough in myself” place before it could happen.) You’ve got to know that all these big overcomings, at least in my case, took years — 30 for the food, ten for the relationship stuff. With money, I’m a work in progress. I’ve been on this consciously for about 14 years. There are strides forward and steps back. My process is a combination of spiritual prosperity principles, keeping the day-to-day stuff clear and simple, and being open to a bigger life. It’s working. I wish it were faster. I wish it were easier. But it’s slow and it’s tough. And that has to be okay.<\/div>\n
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Here’s what I know that’s working. Help yourself to what fits. And send me your comments on what’s working for you. How is your money? Are you okay? And if you’re not, are you free from fear? I hope so, because if you’re not afraid, the world opens up to you.<\/div>\n
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