“The Zen approach to wealth is to find satisfaction in what you have instead of seeking more.”
Ken Honda
Interesting exercise to meditate on this.
Watching Moana, for example, I resonated so much with her resistance to staying in her village. “You can find happiness right where you are” just felt so limiting.
I’m going through Ken Honda’s work on Money Trauma now and making time to digest every wisdom nugget. Will be posting a doodle series on it! #alayaph #entreplife #moneytrauma #kenhonda #zenmillionaires
Abundance is trusting this cycle of giving and receiving. It’s what life is all about, and it’s giving from that special place inside that never runs out–your unique gift. The best part? When your inner candle is lit, you can keep lighting other candles without losing your own light.🌟
What’s your gift that keeps on giving?
If you want to change your money mindset, Ken Honda says to forget about money.
When your focus is on money, and it doesn’t come, you end up frustrated and anxious. Fear becomes your life.
What are you focused on? How do you shift your focus towards giving without agenda? His pro tip: Appreciate. Come from a place of full appreciation for people, for little and big things, for life. Then see the magic happen.
In every situation, think of what you can give first, and everything else will follow.
Happiness is…waking up to Sulana feel-na-feel singing in bed. It’s homemade frozen hot chocolate just because. Montaluts on the walls of friends’ homes. Finding money in an old wallet. Watching the sunrise. Cold beer and sunsets. Sand beneath my toes. Good conversations. Silly conversations. Kayaks and calm waves.
What’s your happiness?💙
I appreciate you.
Tell someone today.
Interesting image from Ken Honda: a futon bed for one’s wallet or credit cards, meant to foster that loving, nurturing relationship with money. I heard a similar tip on being intentional with our wallet: allow for more money to come in, so don’t overstuff it. On the opposite end, don’t ever leave it empty either.
How do you keep your money, finances, receipts, bills? Is it helping you cultivate a gentle, friendly and happy relationship with money?
Arigato your money. Show respect to Money In, Money Out.
What’s your Money Language? Is Money a gentle person?
Money is energy.
Do what you love, and make sure money follows you. It has to be both.
We are born with several mediocre gifts. What is your one gift that shines the brightest? Some clues: what were your nicknames as a kid? Or what were you usually scolded for?
Joy radiates. It attracts.
Once you start appreciating X, X appreciates you back.
Day17 since I “met” Ken Honda, and going strong with the mindful exercises to have that radiance of appreciation. No lies though, pandemic gremlins are still hanging about, so each day is a dance between giving in to fear and anxiety on one hand, and bursting with hope and freedom on the other. Appreciation definitely makes the dancing much more pleasant!
How much wealth do you want? If you catch yourself saying, “I just want enough” or “I just need to pay my bills”, it may be good to revisit your feelings and beliefs about money, specifically your money container. No matter how much money comes to you, if your subconscious thinks having more than enough is evil or selfish, you’ll always find ways to just go back to “enough”.
What story do you tell yourself?