Yesterday was Valentine’s Day and I wanted to make sugar cookies. I needed flour. I went to the store and bought some. I picked up an extra bag of powdered sugar, just in case.
I didn’t feel bad about myself because I ran out of flour. I don’t use white flour very often, so it isn’t something I use a lot. I just use it for special occasions. I always have wheat and a wheat grinder, I use that almost every day. I make my own bread and use the wheat for all my general baking.
Why do we feel bad when we don’t have enough money? We went to the car lot the other day. I know pretty much what I a looking for. I was set back a little because the price/payments were going to be more than I had anticipated. I was feeling really bad about myself and was beating myself up. I want to buy a car like I buy a bag of flour.
I am not going to feel bad because I can’t do that right now. I want to do fun things, I want to have joy in this life.
So I will no longer let money influence how I value my existence. It is a currency. Just like wheat flour, I have an abundance of that in my home. I didn’t let the white flour measure my feelings, my value or my happiness. I just went out and bought what I needed.
Feelings matter, when we feel bad about ourselves and our money situation, it holds us back.
I have a limited amount of white flour in my house because I choose to. Maybe I have a limited amount of money, because I choose to?
Cash Flow
I am going to let it go,
let the money flow,
like flour
like the stream
like the rain
and the snow.
The wind will blow
I may sway
But my happiness,
my feelings
will only be controlled by ME.