If you have been living on the same planet as I am you may have been wondering what to do with yourself in such perilous times. Money is tight, house values have tanked and many of us have lost our job. From the view from the hilltop where I thrive with my fox terrier Mr. Darby, these are breakthrough and breakout days of our lives. We are living in the best time to stop living a life that isn’t really yours and working at what has never been your passion. The days of living from paycheck to paycheck, putting in hours of drudgery at a job you can’t stand or pretending to be right where you want to be are over. Il Finis. You can move into a new dimension and love what you do—if you have the courage to take the steps to get to where you want to be.
Here is Three Simples Steps How.
Change you. Change the world you touch.
Stop feeling sorry for yourself and hanging out with sad sacks who keep you stuck in the ‘poor pitiful Pearl’ syndrome. It takes action and it takes faith in a power greater than yourself to go from ‘down and out’ ‘to up and at ‘em’—from no job to a sizzler career that will make you want to go to work every day.
First of all, there is scholarship money available from the Federal Government and Local and State Governments. Go online and fill out an application. As far as where and how you use the money, go for what turns you on and lets you dream your dream instead of live in a nightmare. Education is the necessary route to take to make a complete change in your career.
Save not spend.
To get ready for the ride of your life, deep-freeze the credit cards. Start a GOD BOX. Rather than spend everything you have, put away a few bucks in the box. Open a savings account at the bank. 3% return is better than being broke—and it starts a better habit of “having” rather than “throwing away” all your liquid assets. And a well-kept secret that the debtors won’t share is that buying and using up all your money feeds the negative thought impressions that crowd your mind.
Tithe.
I am not a holy roller and have little to do with organized religion, but I do believe in giving back. The Good Book talks about tithing 10% to the church; I suggest you find a cause closer to who you are and what you want to give money to for your offering. Everyone who I know swears that his or her life got tons better when they shared what they made with someone who needed their help.
One last word which you can adopt or ignore the suggestion. It always helps to find a source with which you feel connected and to whom you owe allegiance for your life and the care and concern for your life. As a recovering alcoholic I learned to refer to the Divine or Creator as my Higher Power. Buddhists and Vedantists simply refer to their majestic and overwhelmingly empowering connection as God.
Albert Clayton Gaulden is the founding director of the Sedona Intensive and author of You’re Not Who You Think You Are: A Breakthrough Guide to Discovering the Authentic You. For more information about Albert and Sedona Intensive visit http://www.sedonaintensive.com/.
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