CARACTERÍSTICAS DE LOS PRODUCTOS QUÍMICOS E INSUMOS

Kan gua prompts us to examine how we express who we are through both our work and our words. By “work,” by the way, I mean whatever you do with your time and attention, whether that’s a traditional job, household management/child care, or volunteering.

It’s difficult to feel prosperous when you don’t enjoy what you do for a living, no matter how well-paid you may be. If your work involves something you love, on the other hand, and brings a sense of fulfillment, you will feel as though you are being paid to play instead of work, and what could be more prosperous than that? This is the aspect of kan gua that has to do with finding your life path and express- ing your soul’s unique purpose through what you do.

If you would continue to do whatever it is that you do for “work,” even if you no longer needed the money, then you have found your life path. Many people, unfortunately, either have not connected with their inner sense of purpose, or feel trapped working for money while trying to pursue purpose on the side.

“Do what you love, and the money will follow,” like many popular sayings, sounds a little too simplistic to be true. There is a great deal of truth in this, how- ever; the trick is that “do what you love” is not always easy at all, because it re- quires first that you connect with a sense of unique contribution. Doing what you love is not necessarily the same as doing something fun for a living, or having a cool job. When you work with purpose, you have an inner certainty that you are meant to take this path. Persistence in the face of adversity seems like the only reasonable option. You are guided by intuition, and are willing to get out of your own way by giving up control of what, when, and how to a higher power. You trust that you will be guided and supported in unexpected ways, because that is what happens when you find your path and open your heart.

Get rid of the stuff you don’t use, and tidy the rest with a drawer organizer of some kind.

made discovering it a priority objective. Some people know from a very young age what they want to do with their lives. Others find their path much later in life. Any quieting, centering practice (such as yoga, meditation, or long walks) that helps you get in touch with your intuition will be helpful.

If you have a sense of purpose, work hard, trust your intuition, and try to do everything right, yet are still not thriving, usually one of three things is going on: 1. Your sense of purpose is coming from your head, not your heart; you are

doing what you believe you “should” or “need” to do, not what your soul wants you to do.

2. You need to get out of your own way; subconscious beliefs that you do not deserve success, or that wealthy people are unspiritual, or that being success- ful will bring more responsibility or attention than you will be able to

handle—or whatever your personal money bugaboo is—are certain to hold you back.

3. You are approaching things backwards…

Acting As If

The key point of the statement, “Do what you love and the money will follow,” is that you shouldn’t use lack of money as a reason to postpone becoming the person you want to and are meant to be. But most of us do just that, much of the time. Our vision of a desired future is burdened by a very clear idea of all the things we need to have or do first.

Have you ever said to yourself something like this?

 When I get that promotion, I’ll be able to afford a vacation, and then I will finally be able to relax and have some fun.

 When I have more money, I’ll be able to pay down my credit card debt, and then I will

will really be happy.

Notice that no matter what goal or desire you focused on, the thought process is the same: before we can feel what we want to feel, we think we have to have something that we haven’t got. “Well, duh,” you may be thinking, “that’s pretty obvious, isn’t it?” Actually, it’s backwards thinking. The reason this is backwards is that how we feel is one of the few things in life that is actually within our control. It doesn’t always seem that way, but it is. One very powerful way to attract what you want into your life is to act as though you already have it—even if only in your imagination.

If you believe that having more money will make you happy, or help you feel more secure or more relaxed, then the most powerful thing you can do to turn your financial situation around is to find ways to start feeling happier, or more secure, or more relaxed right now, rather than putting it off until you have the money you want. Figure out how you want to feel, and use the power of your imagination to start feeling that, and you will attract the outer circumstances that support it.

The saying, “to be happy, act happy” is another trite phrase that is actually full of wisdom. You can experience this yourself, by pretending that you are in an acting class and that you have been asked to model someone who is depressed and anxious about money. Try doing this right now. See if you can convey through posture and facial expression that your life is hard, you feel worn down, and you’ve lost all hope that tomorrow will be any better. Stay with this for a minute or so, then notice how you feel.

If you just tried this, you probably noticed that after adjusting your posture and expression to appear discouraged, you started to feel that way a little, too.

Now take a moment to model a happy optimist. Life is good, your wallet is crammed with $100 bills, you just got a fabulous new car, and tomorrow is going to be even better! How does your posture change? What happens to your head and arm positions, your facial expression? What happens to how you feel?

face triggers changes in your brain chemistry. That’s right: smiling, even when you don’t feel like smiling, can actually lift your mood biochemically.*

“Acting as if” means that to be prosperous, you need to feel prosperous! (If that’s too much of a stretch, aim for feeling that it is possible for you to someday be prosperous.) This doesn’t mean to run out and buy a house, car, or clothes you can’t afford. It means to walk, talk, and feel as though everything is okay, that all your needs are met, all your bills paid, and every aspect of your life is provided for, no matter how much or how little of that is actually present for you today.

If feeling prosperous—or even the possibility of being prosperous—is very difficult for you, you may have to start by monitoring how you think, which means paying attention to the words you use, both in your self-talk and in what you say to others.