Ask Sharon: Appreciate what you have in life

Following is a copy of the full version of the column featured in The Area News complete with the Money and the Law of Attraction Card image.

Ask Sharon

Appreciate what you have in life.

THIS week Sam asked:

“I go from week to week when it comes to money. What can I do?”

As a child, one of my favourite songs was ABBA’s “Money, Money, Money”. I considered it such a playful, upbeat song, I still do. But despite being able to enjoy that song, I grew up with very serious attitudes toward money and working hard for it. Over time, I have lessened my attachment to money and have taught myself to separate struggle from prosperity.

Today, the Appreciation card was drawn from the Money and the Law of Attraction deck. Being appreciative is not some airy-fairy principle to take lightly. It is a most powerful way to create an abundant and joyful life.

This is echoed by Esther and Jerry Hicks through the teachings of Abraham (the authors of today’s card),

“The fastest way to get to an improved financial condition is to look for pleasing things that you already have.”

Cancel out worry by doing whatever it takes to get your mind and emotions in a positive place. Initially, it may seem difficult if worrying is the only way you’ve known. Take the focus off money. In the very least, it will bring you relief.

Here are my hot tips for showing you the money fast:

• Clear the clutter. Space clearing expert Denise Linn refers to it as, “Modern day alchemy. You have to clear out the old to make way for the new.”
• Avoid talking about money woes and the price of things (it keeps the energy stuck in a place of lack and scarcity).
• Notice abundance everywhere – it could be in the form of time, energy, ideas or money.
• Use affirmations to change your thinking patterns (see the list further down the page along with books I recommend).

We really do live in an abundant world, if we are prepared to see. Every time I have practiced an attitude of gratitude and been thankful for what I already have, I’ve received unexpected windfalls, found misplaced money or made savings. It’s something you have to experience to believe, and when you do just be sure to say, “Thank you”.

Send your questions for Sharon to editor@areanews.com.au

Today’s card has been drawn from the Money and the Law of Attraction Cards deck by Esther and Jerry Hicks and The Teachings of Abraham. Image and card is copyright to Esther and Jerry Hicks, 2009.

Recommended Reading and Prosperity Plans

For anyone wishing to detach from money and take his or her consciousness of it to a higher level, I highly recommend:

• The Abundance Book which includes a 40-Day Prosperity Plan by John Randolph Price. It really works!
• Getting Into the Vortex: Guided Meditations CD and User Guide by Esther and Jerry Hicks and the Teachings of Abraham.
• Angels of Abundance: Heaven’s 11 Messages to Help You Manifest Support, Supply, and Every Form of Abundance by Doreen Virtue and Grant Virtue.
• And any of the resources mentioned below.

Affirmations for Abundance

Next time you catch yourself in a negative thought about money, switch it to one of these. Find the one that fits right with you. The goal is to feel it not just say it.

The following affirmations have been transcribed from Denise Linn’s 33 Spirit Journeys, audio tracks “Expansive Abundance” and “Manifesting Dreams” (copyright 2011).

• I am thankful for all that I have, for all that I am.
• I am prosperous.
• I am incredibly abundant.
• The wealth of the Universe flows into my life.
• My life is filled with wonderful opportunities.
• I receive fully and I give fully.
• I am open to abundance.
• I am open to prosperity.
• All my needs are met above and beyond my greatest expectations.
• All is well.
• My life is unfolding in beautiful and wondrous ways.
• My dreams are coming to fruition above and beyond my greatest expectations.
• I am open for miracles.
• Miracles abound in my life and I celebrate each one no matter how large or small.
• My future is filled with miracles and I am so grateful.
• Gratitude flows through every cell of my body, every cell of my being.
• I accept myself unconditionally with love, amusement and compassion.
• I am open to receive.
• I know I deserve the best in life and the best in life is flowing to me.

The following affirmations have been copied from Meditations to Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay (copyright 2002).

• I always have everything I need.
• I have a prosperity consciousness.
• I am financially comfortable.
• Financial security is a constant in my life.
• I joyously give to life, and life lovingly gives to me.
• I give and receive gifts graciously.
• I bless my income with love and watch it grow.
• My increasing financial status reflects my changing beliefs about income.
• Other people’s prosperity mirrors my own abundance
• I bless others’ good fortune, and I know that there is plenty for all.
• I have within me all of the ingredients for success.
• I trust that life will provide me with everything I need and want.
• I change my life when I change my thinking.
• I change my thinking with love.
• I enjoy new ways of thinking.
• Every moment is a new beginning for me.