cool observations. made me want to respond.
just jump to the next lily pad.
that part’s easy.
it’s only hard if you’re super-focused on the imagined end points. (as we all are at times, definitely including me.)
isn’t it ironic that the thing that allows us to manifest so well is the exact thing that sometimes makes it so difficult? A Powerful Imagination. Projecting ahead and projecting beyond, but also projecting barriers. All of it imaginary.
But also ironically. The person who enjoys a sense of genuine abundance with a hut and $15 has basically got the keys to making the whole thing work.
I suspect one great strategy is to calibrate the mind to Process more than to Outcome. And then to invite evolutionary process by taking external conditions as opportunities to train internal flexibility.
Other point:
For me, money isn’t the question. It’s Value. Value and Access to Value (i.e., Exchange).
Money and financial systems are tools and conventions for organizing our relationships to Value and Exchange.
In that regard, they are very useful. Similar to a shared language that allows the people of a particular region or affiliation to communicate more conveniently.
But money has never been the master of Value. The order of priority is in the other direction. It is Value that dictates money or any other financial tool.
There are people in this world who can carry no money and yet be given free access to services, goods, and luxuries wherever they go. (Because the person is influential within an economy of Recognition.) Such a person has transcended Money, but not Value. Rather, it is the perception of that person’s intrinsic Value that makes such a lifestyle possible. And I would say that to the extent that the person’s perceived Value is stable and enduring, such a person is very wealthy indeed.
