Page 39 - 21 Distinctions of Wealth: Attract the Abundance You Deserve - PDFDrive.com

Maybe, regardless of what others think, you don't feel that the Universe will give to you because you believe that you're not worthy of receiving wealth. Feelings of low self-esteem left over from childhood can be very painful, but you need to replace them with positive assessments of yourself so that you can prosper. Every day, create the feeling and belief that you are worthy of an abundant life. You deserve wealth as much as anyone else does.
Often, our sense that the Universe doesn't have enough to go around causes us to become competitive in addition to envious. We forget that the Universe has abundant provisions and is always giving. We start to feel that if someone else is enjoying prosperity, he or she must be taking away from us and depleting the short supply. Now, it's true that there won't be enough to go around if we're fixated on achieving one very specific form of wealth when we all want it. There's a funny movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger called Jingle All the Way, about two dads who go into intense competition to acquire a very rare action figure for their sons, and they practically wage war against each other rather than stepping back and asking, I wonder if there's something else of value I could give to my son this Christmas-such as my love, my presence, and my undivided attention? When we let go of our narrow ideas about what has value and about what we need in order to feel wealthy, we stop feeling that we have to claw and fight for riches in this world.
People who are ignorant of their own ability to create abundance will give in to envy and often begin looking for a rescuer, patron, or "sugar daddy" because they can't imagine how they can make money and create wealth on their own. They start to believe that in order to experience riches, they have to give up something-whether it's their independence or their freedom to speak their mind (because if they do speak up, they might offend the person who is financially supporting them). Their feelings of envy and resentment increase when they can't find someone to support them financially or to fix their money problems, and they fall deeper into the hole of negativity.
Whenever you find yourself envious, think of it as a warning bell going off. Step back from your jealousy, and without judging yourself as "bad" for feeling this negative emotion, simply explore why you think you can't have what the