This was the second card that fell from the deck onto my lap. I do not know about all of you out there reading this, but this for me is a tough one!! I was taught from an early age to be frugal, mostly because we grew up on a farm and we ate what we grew, my mom sewed our clothes, or we wore hand me downs. Our big Christmas present was to have oranges and apples in our stockings because those did not grow on the farm. The monthly grocery store visit had all essentials, rice, beans, tp, soap, things like that. My mom tried hard to get us to use lye soap that she made, but I just never took to it hahaha.
The second thing my mom taught me was how to save!! Trust me if you have a Hispanic mom, she taught you this as well, most likely. So for me to put any sort of monetary cap on what I charge for my services is big. My teacher once told me, “if you find that it hurts to tell people what you charge, you are on the right track“. And God bless you Amy M. for always telling me my worth!!
I struggle with adding worth to what I do, but it’s not really about what I “do”, because I know after 20+ years of doing this and the countless amount of time and money that I have spent on training, I know I am worth it and I know what I am doing.
Where I fall short and where the miss is, that I have attached my self-worth to this. This is the real struggle, and yes I know it’s still trauma that is hanging on. I know it’s a pattern for me… I want to thank you ALL for being there to support me in this, there are so many of you to thank, Lisette, for supporting and exposing her company to my services, Terese and others who drive 5 hours to do a day retreat with me, my sewing ladies Nancy, Judy and Suki, who have been showing up virtually since the pandemic, the list goes on!!
I am abundantly blessed by so much wealth, my partner, my family, friends, students, that I can walk, breathe, learn to take a moment before speaking, that I can speak my truth and find balance…all of this is abundance beyond compare.
So my work and maybe the work for some of you reading this is to vibrate wealthy and abundant vibes to allow more $$$ in. Even though I do not need much, I shop at Goodwill and cook most of our meals, I do not have any major vices, I rarely take vacations, I take on all kinds of side hustles, it’s still important to think that we ALL have self-worth, and in today’s economy, it’s ok to make $$$.
But mostly it’s about the thought that goes with $$$, it is a vibration, and if it vibrates toward greed, or superiority, then the vibration is not where it needs to be. Let us all vibrate at the level needed to allow us to thrive and do what feels supportive to ourselves. Whatever that may be. 🙂 And remember that money is also an energetic exchange, think of ways to “barter and exchange” with fellow Sangha members on skills or opportunities that you may have. Our system did not always have $$$, sometimes a Chicken went a long way…
With so much love
JennyO
Free Ayurvedic Monthly Practice
We have had a nice cool run of it this year in Austin, but as we enter our “Hot as Hell” season in Austin, here is a tip to keep your cool.
1/4 cup of pomegranate juice in the morning to help with the Pitta heat of the summer, also good for hot flashes.
Or mix the same amount of pomegranate juice with some coconut water, with a small squeeze of lime. This will help balance the cool Vata of the drink. Or, drink it room temp.
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