To think I was still hiding something like this... #1 Money spent from a place of lack

I realized something this morning.

I had been spending money from a place of "lack."

There is nothing in the refrigerator.
So I go shopping.

My underwear has become worn out.
So I replace it.

I look at the price before the clothes I want to wear.
I compare value and price rather than what I desire.

I spend because it is necessary.
I replenish because it is missing.
I add because it is gone.

Before I knew it, using money had become
an act of "filling a void."

I thought it was just like depreciation.

Replacing things that have grown old.
Replenishing things that have been damaged.
Adjusting things to make the numbers match.

Was there any joy in that?
Was there any excitement?

And then, I realized one more thing.

Before putting on clothes,
I want to wear comfortable underwear.

Before things that others can see,
I want to take care of what I feel closest to.

Before anyone else's evaluation,
I want to choose what my skin delights in.

Money is not just for filling holes of lack.

To make myself comfortable.
To treat myself with care.
To choose "what I like."

It is okay for money to flow that way, too.

Not money spent from lack,
but money that circulates from abundance.

Today, one more door like that has opened.

To think I was still hiding something like this.
I couldn't help but laugh, but...

Like a sharp prosecutor,
I uncover the assumptions that lie quietly in wait.

Not to judge anyone.
Not to blame the past either.

To live the rest of my life
more freely and more lightly.

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#AbundanceMindset
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#ToThinkIWasStillHidingSomethingLikeThis