Are You Overlooking the Moon?

Check out this great article by Paula Langguth Ryan from her web site Art of Abundance. There's plenty of wisdom here to help you in attracting your own prosperity.

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I was lying on the beach next to my dear friend Beth, basking in the Baltimore sun, when I opened my eyes and realized that I could see the moon in the bright day sky. It surprised me so, that I pointed it out to her.

"Where did THAT come from?" she asked.

"I think it's always been there," I replied.

"I guess it's like when the thing you were looking for was right in front of you all the time."

I nodded in agreement.

"And you just didn't notice because you weren't expecting to find it there."

How often does this same theory apply to our finances? All too often, we're so busy trying to find a "fix" for whatever is going wrong in our finances that we don't realize that the only way to truly fix what's wrong is to stop trying to fix it.

Imagine you're in a small boat that is drifting out to sea. You start to panic, maybe stand up, trying to wave for help, or you start frantically bailing. All the while, you're causing the boat to rock more and more, tipping precariously to one side and then the next. You become certain that the boat will capsize or take on so much water that sinking is inevitable -- and imminent.

But what would happen if you just stopped trying to fix the situation? What would happen if you held still for a moment. If you backed off from your efforts to mend your past mistakes and simply allowed everything to just be. The boat would eventually stop tipping. The water -- your debt -- would eventually stop pouring in.

Sometimes, the only way to heal your relationship with money is to completely stop trying to "fix it." Let the Universe calm the ripples down. Do nothing. Simply be present. Do not run, do not hide. Just take a momentary pause to catch your breath.

In this stillness, you will find that your future course, your faith, your abundance, your moon, is clearly visible. In fact, it's been there all the time.

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Paula Langguth Ryan's inspirational CDs and books are available at her website: http://www.ArtOfAbundance.com. If this story fed your spirit, tithes can be sent to: Paula Langguth Ryan c/o Prosperity Books & Seminars, 1121 Annapolis Road, Suite 120, Odenton, MD 21113.