Thought for today:

One member won a lottery and was shortly in worse debt than ever.  How could this have happened? They had forgotten (or had never learned) the lessons humility teaches.  They stopped humbly tracking their money and working the Twelve Tools.  They stopped growing along spiritual lines through the Twelve Steps.

Old timers in DA warn that when it comes to quick riches one  should “Be careful what you pray for!”  But they don’t say this in order to cut the number of prayers we make. Far from it! Prayer is fundamental to many members’ recovery.  They merely are reminding us that with each vision that is voiced, a chain of events begins, forcing us to adapt or be swallowed up in waves of change!

We need to understand the power of Visions to transform our lives, and wield that power wisely, not greedily.  Smart companies don’t want to grow so fast that they can no longer keep track of customer orders.  They’d lose money and waste time and energy.  For the same reasons we too need to learn that “quick fixes” are not the answer – but the right visions are!

The main effort needed to make dramatic changes to our earning patterns and lifestyles is in voicing our new Vision by writing it out on paper or in a montage and then sharing about it at a meeting with other debtors.  This makes the vision concrete and visible, something  that has feelings attached to it and that we can attach to our refrigerator door as an every day reminder.

Having voiced our Vision, our subconscious really takes over from there, and we grow emotionally as we experience incremental achievement of our Vision.  For example, if we go from earning $8 an hour to $10 an hour as a result of our Vision, our spending and  material priorities will likely shift.  We may have new temptations or distractions to deal with.  And so it goes.  Our lives change with each success, and we must adjust – emotionally, mentally and spiritually.

Affirmation for Today:

My vision today is _______ (insert your vision here)

Prayer for Today:

Grant me that the perfect _____ (insert your vision here) for me comes to pass.  Prepare me in advance for a miraculous transformation that will result from this voicing.

Recommended Reading:

Ever feel like everyone else in the world must have been given “The Rule Book” except you when it came to your work life and increasing your income?  The following books by Jerrold Mundis have helped a generation of chronic under-earners overcome blocks to true fulfillment in career and life:

• Earn What You Deserve: How to Stop Underearning & Start Thriving by Jerrold Mundis.
• Making Peace with Money by Jerrold Mundis.
• How to Have More Money by Jerrold Mundis.

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