Today's post is inspired by a challenge I am participating in, created by one of my favorite guides, Erin Stutland. Her SAY IT SWEAT IT GET IT challenge is a FREE, one-week challenge to get your body and soul moving. Not only do you receive daily emails with actions to take, but you also get a free 5-minute workout to get your heart and mind pumpin! Who doesn't have 5 minutes to dedicate to themselves; to work on their goals and desires. The best part is that as you're moving your body to the workout you also have to state positive affirmations out loud. The movements are in perfect sync with the words.
I'm currently on day-4 of the challenge and it has been my favorite so far. One movement is to acknowledge that I am feeling the fear. I feel the fear; it's present and I'm not avoiding it or backing down. With the next movement you loudly and proudly state I DO IT ANYWAY! That's my favorite part! I laughed out loud when I first heard it. The little rebel inside of me was jumping up and down excitedly. It's like challenging fear itself; eff you fear! I feel you, but guess what? I don't care I'm gonna do me! I'm gonna DO IT ANYWAY!
This mantra/affirmation really stuck with me for many reasons; the most present reason being my fear of lack. Lately money has been great. I've been creating abundance for myself just by changing how I view money. It's a daily mental workout to change your thought patterns and behaviors, but I know I've come a very long way. I'll give you an example. I used to feel so angry at receiving what I called "pocket change". I would randomly find dimes on the ground, or I'd receive a "cash-back" reward of 50 cents from my bank; I felt as though the Universe were mocking my desire for prosperity by presenting me with "minuscule" amounts, as if to say you want a million dollars but this is all you're ever gonna get. Until very recently when I realized, oh shit! I'm actually receiving without even really trying! These "little gifts" from God are my desires manifesting. I am actually creating magic after all. Now whenever I pick up a dime on the ground or receive anything else I would've taken for granted, I say THANK YOU!
So, now I am creating abundance but WHAT DO I DO WITH IT? I pay my bills. I budget. I plan how to spend every dollar. This is something I'm working on to change. I want to actually enjoy my money rather than be fearful I won't have enough. I FEAR enjoying my wealth and then the next day being hit with a huge unforeseen bill or emergency. Do any of you out there feel like this around money? It's not a good feeling. If the message I'm sending is money = fear, and I don't want to live in fear, then guess what? I won't be receiving the money I desire.
I started changing the energy by doing some small acts of enjoying my money. I bought myself some earphones I've been wanting and then the voices in my head started. What if I'm gonna need this money later on, for an emergency? Is this something I really need? Can I live without it? I would keep checking my account afraid that I'll find it negative (because of my past negative energy around money). I couldn't even enjoy my purchase the first week I had them. I kept going back and forth with myself on whether I should return them or not. I finally decided to keep them and flexed my money muscles a little further by buying other things I DESIRED. I am so used to buying things out of necessity that desire became a luxury I "couldn't afford".
When Erin commanded me to state out loud, "I feel the fear but I do it anyway" I took back my power. I felt the shift immediately. And I acknowledge that I already possessed this power when I challenged my fear by taking that leap of faith last year. Now whenever that nagging voice of fear pops in my head I tell it "I'm doing it anyway!".
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