"Money doesn't grow on trees." You may have grown up hearing expressions like this, but you probably don't realize how much it influences and controls your life. One of the biggest obstacles to harnessing our power to manifest financial abundance is our mindset toward money.
How we approach this area of life can be a direct reflection of how our family deals with money or believes in it, but it can also reflect the collective consciousness and our society's stories around prosperity. But how can we change our limiting beliefs and mindset to be abundant? What needs to change in our energy to attract greater financial prosperity?
According to financial coach Virginia Elder, "Money isn't positive or negative; it's a neutral energy until we assign it a polarity." Our thoughts and beliefs are powerful tools that can produce both positive and negative vibrations. Therefore, it's important to be careful about what you choose to focus your thoughts on.
TRUE ABUNDANCE
We all have different definitions of abundance because our life circumstances and the belief systems we hold around money vary. For some people, money might come to mind in a specific, desirable amount; for others, it might come with a sense of freedom.
True abundance is an internal effort: having a feeling that we are already abundant. What we think about money influences how we feel about it, and this feeling emits energy—the energy responsible for helping us attract or repel our possibilities for increased earnings. If we want to use our energy to achieve greater financial freedom, we need to clear our thoughts and beliefs about money. This is how we eliminate the blocks that prevent us from thriving. The first step? Becoming aware of them.
THE BLOCKAGES
When it comes to manifesting abundance, one of the biggest obstacles to achieving this is having a lack mindset: believing that you will never have enough, that you will never be enough, or that there is too much lack in the world.
Another blockage is believing that having a lot of money makes you superior to others in some way, or associating money with negative qualities. Such thoughts, based on scarcity, limit our earning capacity. The belief that there isn't enough room for everyone to be abundant is also an impediment to the natural flow of prosperity.
HOW TO MANIFEST A NEW FINANCIAL REALITY
1. Become aware of your fears and beliefs
Fearing money or viewing it as a negative energy sabotages your ability to grow your finances. Understand the destructive patterns that dominate your thoughts and actions regarding this area of life so you can replace them with a more positive mindset.
Whenever you notice limiting thoughts around money, forgive yourself and consciously choose to see it differently. Understand what financial experiences from your past shaped your current mindset and try to understand how this impacts your success.
The choice to seize the present moment to think and act differently is entirely yours. Choose to look at money through the lens of love.
2. Respect your money
Your financial blockage stems from an energy blockage. Start clearing your energy connection to your abundance by cleaning out your wallet (or buying a new one), freeing it from unnecessary papers and cards that only cause blockages. This will make a statement to the Universe that you're ready to receive more money.
3. Pray and train your mind
Prayer is a way to shift your energy and attract what you desire. Incorporate a prayer to attract abundance into your routine and let your negative thoughts dissipate.
It's important to adopt daily practices that help train your mind to respond favorably to financial abundance: affirmations, meditation, self-questioning, etc. Set aside time each day to connect your mind with a new, positive financial project.
A NEW MEANING
Every aspect of your life deserves abundance in the truest sense of the word. We are abundant when we achieve balance in everything in our lives, and in the best way possible, learning to give first, to receive later.
If you look at abundance with new meaning and can discover it within yourself, there will be no limits to the incredible life you can still live.
Sources: Mindbodygreen and Gabby Bernstein
