Hi Everyone,


I've sometimes had the urge to hoard, coming from a lack of faith in abundance and a fear of lack. Also, from where I stand now I can see that I resisted managing my money properly. It was easier to have a "head in the sand" attitude.

Up until now I paid cash for some necessities, like petrol, power etc, tithed about 10% (only in the last 12 months or so), and banked the rest, hoping like crazy that what I banked would cover other bills as well as any big unexpected expenses. When I spent money on fun things I quite often regretted "wasting" money and wished I could have saved (hoarded) it instead. My message to the formless was "I don't want to know about money, I'm not interested in money, there's not enough money"

Of course after doing SOGR I know different now.

I'm onto the mini LLs that you get after you finish the course and one of the LLs this week was all about organizing your money, divvying up your daily or weekly pay.

Rebecca suggested ... [details omitted to avoid giving away the surprise or too much information for those not to this step in the course yet].

I knew immediately that this was great advice and one evening this week I spend several hours going through my bank statements and my cheque book and finding out exactly where my money goes. I figured out how much I needed to cover the regular bills. I figured out how much I would be investing and how much would go into each of the other categories. The best thing was that it felt like so much fun to be doing this. I felt totally in alignment with this whole process and this afternoon as I banked and divided up the money that edge of excitement was still there! I know what I'm putting out into the formless is "I love dealing with money, I can handle money, money is fun"

Hoarding comes from a fear of lack, managing your money and investing (I prefer that to saving) comes from the promise of an opportunity to be, do or have more.

Love and Abundance to all
Luvyoga

i think saving is a good thing, there is no point in spending every cent that you make, it's always good to save the extra money, but if someone saving every cent and he is not taking care of his health or other needs, that's wrong and stupid.

Hi Luvyoga,

Oh, thank you for your post, I am doing the genius course now. So your post has got me wanting to finish the course pronto just to get to this part. I won't rush it though and I look forward to recieving this learning.

It is funny as I have been pondering my spreadsheet I created to manage my finances. The spreadsheet has monthly pages so I have one for every month. The way I set it up was that it automatically adds or deducts any figure I put in. What this means is that as I put in all my regular monthly,3 mthly, 6mthly etc bills in advance it is always in the negative.

Admittedly since finding SOGR I haven't looked at it, as constantly seeing a minus balance is not good for moral. What I am realising is that the way I have set it up actually is putting out 12 months of negative. So I am going to change the sheet so that I only have the value of the expected bill and thats all.

No more worrisome nights trying to shift money around to meet my commitments. As I truly belief now that everyone of these bills will be paid for on time and with easy - thank you universe and thank you Luvyoga for bring this up as it shows I am on the right track.

Meg

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Who say's saving will give you something later? Saving is an action. It will not give you anything. Only your true thoughts will give you what you really want.

The universe is unlimited and it will provide at the right moments. This is what we must learn to believe. Money will flow in our lives, like water from open faucet, when we are living in the certain way.

If you are divinely inspired to save then do so. If you do it out of fear for a rainy day then you'll manifest more fear and doubt.

One last question to everyone, why save? if we live in the certain way money will continuosly flow like water from an open faucet.

Isn't saving in some way a lack thought and not trusting that you'll be taken care of?

Appreciation from the Heart,

Richard De Haven

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Richard, wow!
I truly desire to reach this level of trust in formless substance. I am continuing to study the book to keep my faith and feeling in the right channels. I notice since applying the SOGR that I afford myself more things that I want - if I need new trousers I buy them - new shoes I buy them ... rather than saying to myself "Oh I can't afford"....

Tip:
Something that helps me - and some of you might fihd this useful - is to carry a little note book with you - when you spend something - write it down. You will find it makes you money conscious of where it is flowing - if it is flowing towards food you will be conscious - then you can say to yourself - "Mmmmm, I want my money to flow towards clothing" or "I have a trip I'd like to go on in a few months, I want my money to flow towards that".... - It is helping me to focus on more on what I want to do with my money rather than be pulled around by advertising or spending on a whim...

I'll go back to reading the rest of this post now ... cheers

Dave

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I banked and divided up the money that edge of excitement was still there! I know what I'm putting out into the formless is "I love dealing with money, I can handle money, money is fun"

Luvyoga - Yes I agree - you have really hit on something there with your discovery with how you are feeling ....

I believe prior to SOGR I was money-unconscious and didn't pay attention to what I did with my money because I was afraid of money - afraid of "underpants" heh heh ... So this fear caused me to avoid record keeping and even avoid paying my bills ...

Now I am running a business and have monthly subscriptions and advertising budgets and that is a new thing for me. So I have expanded in my beliefs..... My CMI needs to start stretching some more eh?

Thanks luvyoga - always good to hear from you : ) - drop me a line sometime about how things are going down in Tassie. I'll never forget your encounter with the kangaroo . That made me chuckle when you posted that.

Ciao

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"'Thrift' in the sense that it means doing without what you want, or being content with less than the best of everything, is a vice and not a virtue. Get the very best of everything, and harmonize with the best of everything. Then you will be at your best all the time."

Thanks for quoting that Rebecca - it just helped flush some old beliefs down the toilet for me. I look forward to reading that article as soon it becomes available - is another between issues update becoming available soon? Cheers,
Dave.

A couple of issues comes up for me when discussing this topic.

1) Saving for retirement: Retire? Then what? Occupy yourself in the JOY of your life and you will never think of it as 'work'.

2) Delayed gratification: People who delay gratification UNTIL such and such happens will find it takes longer, if ever, to have anything to be grateful for. Instead of delaying gratification, give thanks for everything and it will be added unto you.

I usually write longer, more in-depth posts but I'm trying to save some time.

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Something that helps me - and some of you might fihd this useful - is to carry a little note book with you - when you spend something - write it down. You will find it makes you money conscious of where it is flowing - if it is flowing towards food you will be conscious - then you can say to yourself - "Mmmmm, I want my money to flow towards clothing" or "I have a trip I'd like to go on in a few months, I want my money to flow towards that".... - It is helping me to focus on more on what I want to do with my money rather than be pulled around by advertising or spending on a whim...

Hi Dave,

I havn't mastered absolute trust. It's definitley a work in progress but I have come a long way from where I was.

I wanted to comment on what you wrote above.

Remember the story from SOGR about the man who went through his house and created in his mind all that he wanted for his home and in the end he received it all? Well, it's the same for us.

It's great to write things down if it helps us to focus on more and to see where we are spending money. I don't think we need to say where our money needs to go to.

If we want new clothes, a trip, a new car or house, or whatever then we need to hold the thoughts of all that happening for us. It's all unlimited. We don't have have to choose between things.

Just a thought,

Appreciation from the Heart,

Richard De Haven

Hello all,

I've been thinking about this post for a few days since I first read it.

The question I have is what is that CMI of being a billionaire really about?

Power? Freedom? Proving something? A fun challenge?

To me, the image of being a billionaire, based on people I know, has nothing at all to do with hoarding. Those I know didn't get there by saving. They got there by participating fully in joyfully creating things that others valued.

They earned lots, received lots unexpectedly, risked lots, spent lots, gave lots and because they trusted the flow, played bigger.

In my experience, it really is about growing your mental image of YOURSELF as a major player in the world, not your mental image of a big pile of money. The bigger you grow, the more you will attract.

Of all the people I know, Rebecca gets the prize for trusting the flow. She sets an amazing example of walking her talk.

I'm still getting used to receiving more. She teases me because she's seen my ideas of what's normal change so much in the years we've known each other. I remember when it was a stretch to imagine I'd make enough to pay the bills. Now I'm in a different ballpark altogether.

The biggest thing that has changed is not the amount that flows through my hands, though it's dramatically different. It's who I have become in the process, what I think about, what I see as possible in my life.

So I'd encourage everyone to be patient with where you are, trust yourself, relax, and know that you're already wonderful. There's no such thing as a better person (or a worse person, for that matter.) Your best service to the world is your happiness, not your accomplishments.

With appreciation,
Alexandra

Thank you Dr. Gayek for a great post!!!

Gave me food for thought!

"In my experience, it really is about growing your mental image of YOURSELF as a major player in the world, not your mental image of a big pile of money. The bigger you grow, the more you will attract."

Great point. I've often been hung up on numbers and things. I must see myself as an advancing person and trust that the mental image of myself is true to the core. And then trust the flow.

Very cool post. Great to hear of your personal growth, too. Very inspiring.

Barefootking

Dear Alexandra,

Your words are like music. Thank you for sharing and reminding us that we do not have to wait until. We can think of ourselves of the wonderful unique human beings that we are, now. Today.

The bigger we grow, the more we will attract.

Caroline

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The biggest thing that has changed is not the amount that flows through my hands, though it's dramatically different. It's who I have become in the process, what I think about, what I see as possible in my life.

Thank you from me as well Dr. Gayek! "Who I have become" (and am becoming) was a topic in conversation today for me with a friend. It was very refreshing to hear her verbalize the changes in me which I have been noticing (I think this makes sense).

This entire thread is filled with nuggets of value and different perspectives. I love it!