A man at the Cleanse was doing The Work on Money.
One of my favorite topics….
He was standing in the audience and raised his hand, and told about how he just wanted to feel really successful and have enough money.
Katie asked him to think about the WORST moment in his entire life where he had the least amount of money.
I have shared my worst moment before. What I say about that moment is that I had absolutely nothing left in my bank account. Maybe something like a few dollars and cents, so that the account still existed.
I had a stack of bills. One was for my mortgage which was due within the next few days.
The man sharing at the Cleanse had a moment, too. He was standing on the street in New York City and had just taken his last $300 and purchased what he thought was a piece of fancy electronic equipment.
When he opened the box, there was nothing inside. He had been conned.
That kind of moment, when you feel revenge, anger, fury at someone because you are sure they are at fault…I can sum it up in just about one word…..”KILL!”
At that moment if I were a samurai, I would take out my sword, like in the famous zen story, and raise it over the person who insulted and conned me, the person who was to blame. KILL THAT PERSON!
In MY worst moment, I blamed myself, which was just as horrible, maybe even more horrible. The bitterness, despair, and thinking I should have prevented this terrible moment with no money in it….”ouch” is too small a word for that moment. It’s more like a huge loud howl of fear.
Then Katie asked the man at the Cleanse, “what happened next?”
The man said he went to stay with some friends. We all burst out laughing. The man had a huge smile on his face.
In my worst moment, all that happened was I sat in a chair and made some phone calls.
Seeing this kind of moment for what it really is, has been incredible.
Katie asks “have you ever really needed any more money than you have had?”
The man at the Cleanse could honestly answer “no”. So can I. And I don’t need any more money right now in this moment either.
Our teleclass on Money, Business, Marketing and all those apparently tricky topics starts next Wednesday!!
Love, Grace