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Financial Hopping replies: Financial Hopping replies:
************* ************* Hello,
Hello,
I realise that I try to hold onto money and to save. I be- I realise that I try to hold onto money and to save. I be- come afraid of spending too much, although there is come afraid of spending too much, although there is more than enough of it.
more than enough of it.
I have already become aware of this just recently and I have already become aware of this just recently and have already changed this – initially in my thoughts. For have already changed this – initially in my thoughts. For me, this exercise has come just at the right time. It me, this exercise has come just at the right time. It makes me feel relieved. :) I can change my feelings makes me feel relieved. :) I can change my feelings towards money if I want to.
towards money if I want to.
It is okay. I love myself for this and am now able to It is okay. I love myself for this and am now able to smile about it.
smile about it.
Best wishes to everyone, Best wishes to everyone, Bea
Bea
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I have just realised that I always fall back into the old I have just realised that I always fall back into the old habit of carrying other people through life – financially, habit of carrying other people through life – financially,
among other things. This has already reached almost among other things. This has already reached almost embarrassing proportions
embarrassing proportions *************
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Why should money
Why should money come to come to me? I me? I can’t imagine can’t imagine a a lifelife without deprivation. I haven’t deserved money.
without deprivation. I haven’t deserved money. I forgive myself. I love myself.
I forgive myself. I love myself. *************
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Hello, if I ask myself the questions then many things Hello, if I ask myself the questions then many things come at once: fear, indifference, the desire for more, come at once: fear, indifference, the desire for more, and scepticism in
and scepticism in the face of good, ignorance and idle-the face of good, ignorance and idle- ness, relinquishing of responsibility, taking oneself too ness, relinquishing of responsibility, taking oneself too seriously, too little information about what is going on seriously, too little information about what is going on in the world.
in the world.
If I say that I am sorry, then I spontaneously feel com- If I say that I am sorry, then I spontaneously feel com- passion for the poor and those effected.
passion for the poor and those effected.
If I say that I thank myself for the awareness, I can feel If I say that I thank myself for the awareness, I can feel this gratitude and become softer and more compassio- this gratitude and become softer and more compassio- nate – also towards myself.
nate – also towards myself. *************
************* Dear Bärbel, Dear Bärbel,
I immediately sensed the word – self-worth. I immediately sensed the word – self-worth.
How much am I worth if I am barely able to support my How much am I worth if I am barely able to support my family with my job?
family with my job?
Do I have problems with self-worth because my hus- Do I have problems with self-worth because my hus- band repeatedly tells me (even if he does so lovingly), band repeatedly tells me (even if he does so lovingly), that he can barely manage to finance the five of us. that he can barely manage to finance the five of us. (Up until the 3rd child, I was working freelance in the (Up until the 3rd child, I was working freelance in the graphics area and now the field of work has changed so graphics area and now the field of work has changed so much that I am no longer able to work in it – nor do I much that I am no longer able to work in it – nor do I want to.
want to.
For 4 years, I have produced textile items – I put my For 4 years, I have produced textile items – I put my heart and soul into it, I also sell, but the price pain heart and soul into it, I also sell, but the price pain threshold slides ever further downward; I continue to threshold slides ever further downward; I continue to reap a great deal of enthusiastic reactions (which don’t reap a great deal of enthusiastic reactions (which don’t put butter on the bread, as I always say). A reflection of put butter on the bread, as I always say). A reflection of my self-worth ? – If it were greater = a more rapid my self-worth ? – If it were greater = a more rapid turnover? But from whom, if the money continues to turnover? But from whom, if the money continues to slide to the other side? Are we caught in a treadmill? slide to the other side? Are we caught in a treadmill? I have been asking myself these questions for a long I have been asking myself these questions for a long time already.
Why
Why do do I I allow allow myself myself to to put put so so much much emphasis emphasis onon money?
money?
Even if I generate endless amounts of “unprofitable Even if I generate endless amounts of “unprofitable things” in order to feed the family!
things” in order to feed the family!
Or should I simply use my creative outpourings to pay Or should I simply use my creative outpourings to pay the baker?!
the baker?! There it is
There it is again – the again – the thought – thought – a “spiritual – creaa “spiritual – creativetive – health-oriented – barter ring”
– health-oriented – barter ring” Perhaps I should get my act together! Perhaps I should get my act together!
To cut a long story short: after all of this, (which shot To cut a long story short: after all of this, (which shot through my head in a second): uncontrolled weeping!!! through my head in a second): uncontrolled weeping!!! After “I forgive you – I love you”, there was a brief im- After “I forgive you – I love you”, there was a brief im- provement and inner peace, but then came the feeling provement and inner peace, but then came the feeling that, by doing this, I am trying to run after money, or that, by doing this, I am trying to run after money, or rather how can I have co-responsibility for the finances, rather how can I have co-responsibility for the finances, I feel as though I have lost my way.
I feel as though I have lost my way.
There then came the great world-weariness, the uncon- There then came the great world-weariness, the uncon- trolled weeping doesn’t stop!!!
trolled weeping doesn’t stop!!!
I paced backwards and forwards like a restless tiger and I paced backwards and forwards like a restless tiger and had to say, “I forgive you – I love you” umpteen times to had to say, “I forgive you – I love you” umpteen times to myself in order to be able to calm myself down so- myself in order to be able to calm myself down so- mewhat!
mewhat!
Pfff!!! – That was a real trigger! Pfff!!! – That was a real trigger!
Dear Bärbel, I thank you for your incitement to do the Dear Bärbel, I thank you for your incitement to do the Hopping, which you convey in such a light-hearted Hopping, which you convey in such a light-hearted way!
way!
I have long been a fan of your books and the ordering I have long been a fan of your books and the ordering service for “small things?” often works instantaneously! service for “small things?” often works instantaneously! Much love to you and your family.
Much love to you and your family. *************
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The financial crisis is of no concern to me – the way The financial crisis is of no concern to me – the way things go with money in the world is far away from my things go with money in the world is far away from my area of influence – in this sense, I feel that I don’t be- area of influence – in this sense, I feel that I don’t be- long, I am secluded, separated.
long, I am secluded, separated. I forgive myself and I love myself. I forgive myself and I love myself. *************
************* Hello!
Hello!
I hereby wish to communicate my response to the I hereby wish to communicate my response to the questions:
questions:
What is
What is it it in in me me that responds that responds in in such a such a waway y that wethat we have a finance system that is the way it is?
have a finance system that is the way it is? I feel guilty.
I feel guilty. What is it
What is it in me thain me that respont responds to the bands to the banking crisis?king crisis? A lack
A lack of trust in of trust in myself myself and in the wand in the worldorld What is it
What is it in me thain me that respont responds to the eds to the exploitatxploitation of thion of thee poor and the growing wealth of the few?
poor and the growing wealth of the few?
I have the impression that I don’t treat people the same I have the impression that I don’t treat people the same and consider myself to be better than others.
and consider myself to be better than others. What is
What is it in it in me that me that prevprevents money ents money from being from being usedused primarily for the health and well-being of all of man- primarily for the health and well-being of all of man- kind and nature in its entirety?!
kind and nature in its entirety?!
I don’t consider money to be desirable and I am of the I don’t consider money to be desirable and I am of the opinion that rich people are arrogant.
opinion that rich people are arrogant. *************
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I am a business coach and I realise that I am afraid that I am a business coach and I realise that I am afraid that my clients will become independent o
my clients will become independent of me if I f me if I am “tooam “too good”. I continually strive to be good enough so that good”. I continually strive to be good enough so that they book me again, but not too good so that they don’t they book me again, but not too good so that they don’t need me. In other words, I train the clients to not need me. In other words, I train the clients to not realise their potential because I live from this. realise their potential because I live from this.
I have created this financial crisis in order to stop this. I have created this financial crisis in order to stop this. It wakes me up. Our entire world is constructed in such It wakes me up. Our entire world is constructed in such a way that we earn more from illnesses and malfunc- a way that we earn more from illnesses and malfunc- tions than on the healthy (hospitals work like this, car tions than on the healthy (hospitals work like this, car manufacturers construct cars so that they fall apart, the manufacturers construct cars so that they fall apart, the textile industry works in this way, everything has pre- textile industry works in this way, everything has pre- determined breaking points, etc.).
determined breaking points, etc.).
Out of fear and a lack of trust in life, I have created a Out of fear and a lack of trust in life, I have created a sick system because I am afraid that I would be unable sick system because I am afraid that I would be unable to survive in a healthy system.
to survive in a healthy system. When
When I I say say to to myself, “myself, “I I am am sorrysorry, , I I love myself” love myself” andand verbalise these thought, then there is a growing desire verbalise these thought, then there is a growing desire to have trust in life and the creative development, to have trust in life and the creative development, which starts when I begin to work for the best possible which starts when I begin to work for the best possible health, independence and empowerment.
health, independence and empowerment.
If the whole world were to do this – wow, things would If the whole world were to do this – wow, things would
really take off. I believe that this would automatically really take off. I believe that this would automatically result in a basic income for the world and much more result in a basic income for the world and much more freedom, with much more humaneness for everyone in freedom, with much more humaneness for everyone in return. That would be a great adventure.
return. That would be a great adventure. When I
When I say say to mto myself, “I loyself, “I love mve myself”, foyself”, for longer r longer periods,periods, then a colleague comes to mind. He refuses to go to the then a colleague comes to mind. He refuses to go to the same client more than three times. He trains them all in same client more than three times. He trains them all in taking personal responsibility – and he is never without taking personal responsibility – and he is never without work. On the contrary, he earns the most of all. I ask work. On the contrary, he earns the most of all. I ask myself, why I didn’t think of this before...
myself, why I didn’t think of this before...
Perhaps the time has come for the world to brave the Perhaps the time has come for the world to brave the adventure, to have trust in life and its development and adventure, to have trust in life and its development and to dismantle all predetermined breaking points.
to dismantle all predetermined breaking points. I love myself for this idea.
I love myself for this idea. *************
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I have created the problem because I am continually I have created the problem because I am continually afraid of missing out on something or that something afraid of missing out on something or that something great passes me by. And that’s why I always have the great passes me by. And that’s why I always have the feeling of needing more money in order to be able take feeling of needing more money in order to be able take part in the many supposedly great things. At the same part in the many supposedly great things. At the same time, I have the feeling of standing on the brink of col- time, I have the feeling of standing on the brink of col- lapse because I am continually running after some lapse because I am continually running after some ghost. It fits in with the collapse on the outside.
ghost. It fits in with the collapse on the outside.
I love myself, I love my collapse, it is OK. I am allowed I love myself, I love my collapse, it is OK. I am allowed to run after it, like a donkey runs after a carrot. It is fun- to run after it, like a donkey runs after a carrot. It is fun- ny, but when I say that a strange calm settles over me. I ny, but when I say that a strange calm settles over me. I don’t have to run any more. And I am not missing out don’t have to run any more. And I am not missing out on anything because I have myself. I can only really on anything because I have myself. I can only really miss out on something if I
miss out on something if I miss out on feeling myself inmiss out on feeling myself in the moment of now and taking pleasure in the small the moment of now and taking pleasure in the small things in life.
things in life. ************* *************
I will only feel existentially safe when I am a millionai- I will only feel existentially safe when I am a millionai- re. At least that’s what a part of me thinks. And it there- re. At least that’s what a part of me thinks. And it there- fore runs blindly after the millions and misses out on fore runs blindly after the millions and misses out on its life on the way.
its life on the way.
I am sorry, it is OK as it is. I can see that I have lived I am sorry, it is OK as it is. I can see that I have lived very well until now without millions. This feeling of very well until now without millions. This feeling of self-love enables me to risk to continue living like this self-love enables me to risk to continue living like this and to have faith that it will always be good enough. and to have faith that it will always be good enough. *************
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Hello everyone, Hello everyone, When I ask
When I ask this questiothis question, I immedian, I immediately thtely think: moneink: money isy is only reserved for the few.
only reserved for the few.
Namely the powerful, and these then dictate everything. Namely the powerful, and these then dictate everything. When I
When I then sthen say ay to mto myself thayself that I am t I am sorry ansorry and thad that I lot I loveve myself, I notice that I have surrendered all of my power myself, I notice that I have surrendered all of my power and allow myself to be dictated to. I have realised that I and allow myself to be dictated to. I have realised that I should again make my own decisions about my own should again make my own decisions about my own concerns and that I want to be free!
concerns and that I want to be free! *************
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I sense how very much I am connected with mass cons- I sense how very much I am connected with mass cons- ciousness and notice that it drags me down. This an- ciousness and notice that it drags me down. This an- noys me because I believe “I should know better”. This noys me because I believe “I should know better”. This makes me feel small and helpless in the face of this makes me feel small and helpless in the face of this power insecurity among people.
power insecurity among people.
There is order, it is permitted to be like this, I love my- There is order, it is permitted to be like this, I love my- self al the same. - This gives me peace and confidence self al the same. - This gives me peace and confidence that ev
that everything is fine just as it is. erything is fine just as it is. I can observe I can observe every-every- thing from outside and am sure that everything is thing from outside and am sure that everything is