| p>How rich is rich enough for you--millionaire, billionaire, | | | | Here's a news flash: you can be as rich a woman as |
| trillionaire? Someone from the ghettos of New York | | | | you want in life; there is plenty of abundance in the |
| City might think having a swimming pool is rich. A | | | | universe for everyone. You may need to adjust your |
| person living in an impoverished third world country | | | | definition of what rich is to you and certainly expand |
| may consider anyone with running water to be rich. It's | | | | that definition to include other things besides money |
| all relative. | | | | and possessions--love, respect, friendship, admiration, |
| We learn early on that money and material | | | | happiness...to name a few. When you do that, you'll |
| possessions define how rich we are. We also learn | | | | realize how abundant your life really is, and your |
| that we never have enough of either of these. Walk | | | | perception immediately changes from one of lack or |
| into any middle class family's home with children these | | | | need to one of abundance. |
| days and take a look at the toy collection. Chances | | | | Universal law goes like this: "Like attracts like". You will |
| are you won't find a crateful, but a roomful! How many | | | | attract more riches into your life, including money, if you |
| birthday parties have you been to where you've | | | | already see yourself as rich. Maybe in the end you'll |
| watched a child frantically tear the off the wrapping on | | | | decide that you have enough money. Maybe you'll |
| their gifts (as if a bomb would explode if it wasn't | | | | decide you deserve more. Either way, you're more |
| opened in ten seconds) only to fling the present off to | | | | likely to have and receive money if you come into it |
| the side in order to get to the next one? Hence the | | | | with an attitude of abundance rather than one of |
| pattern begins of wanting more while never feeling like | | | | poverty. |
| you have enough. | | | | Call upon Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of abundance, |
| Of course, we should know deep down inside that | | | | beauty and happiness to help you build both your |
| money isn't the only measurement of richness in life, | | | | material and spiritual wealth as both are equally |
| but alas we live in a society where advertisements, | | | | important. Lakshmi is said to have been born, |
| news media and retail stores paint a different | | | | fully-grown, out of the ocean on a lotus petal and |
| picture--one with large green dollar signs against a | | | | adorned with precious jewels, gold and gifts. There is a |
| backdrop of colorful merchandise and subliminal | | | | chant you can use to invoke the presence of Lakshmi: |
| promises of happiness and success. There's nothing | | | | "Om Nameh, Lakshmi Namah". She is always available |
| wrong with wanting and having it all. The problem | | | | to bring good fortune to others...that includes you |
| exists when we make it our top and only priority in life. | | | | Goddess! |
| That's when it gets ugly; people get greedy and use | | | | 5 Ways to Be Rich:o Count your blessings in all areas |
| unscrupulous methods to get want they want. Look at | | | | of your life everyday.o Celebrate successes with |
| what happened during the booming economy of the | | | | friends and family.o Visualize having what you desire, |
| mid to late nineties--wealthy business people, stock | | | | rather than focusing on not having it.o Don't compare |
| brokers and well known media personalities were | | | | your life or money with that of another--we each have |
| convicted of trying to amass even more money with | | | | a unique path.o Always place a higher value on love |
| their white collar crimes. | | | | than money. |