When you’re having money problems, it is important to watch your budget and be sensible about paying off debt. You can’t let money slip through your fingers and expect a financial miracle to happen. But it is equally important to avoid a “scarcity mentality” where you live with narrowed focus, missing the opportunities that an abundant universe provides us with, and blocking the flows of energy around you.

 

When times get tough, clinging to material possessions is a sure fire indicator that you are living with a scarcity mentality. Is your home cluttered with “stuff” that you don’t use but can’t bear to let go of, because it “might” come in handy one day? Then a good clean out is exactly what you need! Sell it, donate it, trash it! Not only will you generate a bit of extra cash, but you’ll be amazed at how much lighter you feel. Every bit of clutter has a hook somewhere in your subconscious, making you feel worse, not better. You “think” it makes you feel more secure, but the reverse is true. You are clinging so tightly to it because of your fear of loss, of scarcity.

 

I have a friend with a grandmother who taught her the old ways – things that these days we’d call spells. When she was low on cash, her grandmother told her to give away the last of her coins to charity, thus demonstrating faith in the abundance of the Universe. I watched her do it time after time, and time after time her trust would be rewarded with money from an unexpected source.

 

There is never a good time to operate from a scarcity mentality. Thinking that way always makes things worse, not better. Allow the Universal energies to flow. Don’t create blocks where you need movement.

 

With thanks to C – who shares the name of my friend with the wise grandmother….