Benefits of Conscious Living
Builds Awareness
As you become more aware of the flow of money in your life, you will become more aware of the flow of your life energy in general. Using the tools you’ve created so far (life earnings sheet, balance sheet, tracking system, monthly tabulation with three questions, wall chart) you’re seeing more clearly the relationship between the money you spend and your personal satisfaction. Simple awareness can bring about change.
Stimulates Behavior Change
At this point in the program you may be experiencing some changes in your spending habits. In the past you may have mechanically bought things just out of habit (think of those gazingus pins), whereas now you are being more thoughtful, more deliberate, more intentional.
Through careful observation of your patterns, you are building a more conscious approach to each transaction you make. Conscious observation of your patterns results in gentle and natural shifts in behavior. Notice how different this feels from budgeting, from trying to allocate future expenses based on a standardized budget – and the sense of deprivation that often goes along with that.
Helps to Define Your “Enough”
In the past you may have thought of money as your sole security against a future where a lot could go wrong – and because future needs are unknown, you never had the sense of having enough money. Actually, true security more often comes from having the skills, ingenuity and personal relationships to find creative solutions, and spending so much of your time making money may be getting in the way of building those types of security!
Reducing your expenses results in reducing the pressure on your money earning, giving you more options and freedom.
As you become more aware of the flow of money in your life, you will become more aware of the flow of your life energy in general. Using the tools you’ve created so far (life earnings sheet, balance sheet, tracking system, monthly tabulation with three questions, wall chart) you’re seeing more clearly the relationship between the money you spend and your personal satisfaction. Simple awareness can bring about change.
Stimulates Behavior Change
At this point in the program you may be experiencing some changes in your spending habits. In the past you may have mechanically bought things just out of habit (think of those gazingus pins), whereas now you are being more thoughtful, more deliberate, more intentional.
Through careful observation of your patterns, you are building a more conscious approach to each transaction you make. Conscious observation of your patterns results in gentle and natural shifts in behavior. Notice how different this feels from budgeting, from trying to allocate future expenses based on a standardized budget – and the sense of deprivation that often goes along with that.
Helps to Define Your “Enough”
In the past you may have thought of money as your sole security against a future where a lot could go wrong – and because future needs are unknown, you never had the sense of having enough money. Actually, true security more often comes from having the skills, ingenuity and personal relationships to find creative solutions, and spending so much of your time making money may be getting in the way of building those types of security!
Reducing your expenses results in reducing the pressure on your money earning, giving you more options and freedom.