Money is a Transaction Tool

Have you ever noitced that the mere mention of the word money can make the energy in a room shift?  Feelings of serenity, happiness, anxiousness, tension – to name a few rise to the surface and each of us places on our money mask – whether we realize it or not.

 Every one of us has a different understanding of money individually and collectively and that understanding effects our interaction with money on a conscious and subconscious level.  Over the next several weeks we will begin to redefine and reshape our thoughts about money and begin to bring our relationship with it back into balance.  Let’s begin our re-alignment by redefining and understanding what money is -

 

Money is an exchange given in consideration for something that is received as an equivalent.

Something is given and received – a balanced relationship.

Money is the transaction tool that helps us obtain what we want and need – it does not define our worth.  It is a separate and distinct form of energy just like electricity, a book or a table.

 

Money Alignment Exercise

This simple yet powerful exericse will create awareness of how you feel when spending money.

1. Take out a sheet of paper and make 3 columns.  Title the first column – Purchase; second column – Feeling At the Time; 3^rd column – Feeling in Review.
2. Over the next 3 days, each time you spend money whether to pay a bill or buy those great pair of new shoes, pause for a moment and notice the feeling(s) you are experiencing at that moment.  Don’t judge them to be good or bad – just notice what they are and write them down.
3. At the end of the 3 days, sit down and review your list.  Notice the  intensity of each feeling(s).
4. Remind yourself of the definition of what money truly is – “Money is an exchange given in consideration for something that is received as an equivalent. Something given for something received.
5. Now re-read each item on your list and note in the third column how you feel after reading the definition.  Re-read the definition of money as many times as necessary.  Your feelings may stay the same or change.
6. Compare your feelings in written in column three to those in column two.  Make note of any shifts or similarities.

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