What is it that you REALLY want out of life? I guarantee it isn't money. Money is a tool, like your car, or even your house. It isn't an end in itself.
What you really want is to be happy. You want to feel good. You want the people that you love also to be happy and feel good. In order to know what you really want to manifest in your life, you need to have some clue as to what it is that makes you happy. It's different for all of us.
Have you ever really wanted something so badly that it was all you could think of? This is very common when we are young and still believe that stuff is what makes us happy. I had a friend once who was convinced that stuff would make him happy. He was a musician, and wanted a particular guitar, then an amp, then a recorder. That didn't quite do it for him, so he wanted a dobro and another amp. When I'd ask him how he was doing, he would give me his current list of everything he needed before he could decide he was finally happy. That poor guy was one of the most unhappy and discontented people I've ever met. He was depressed most of the time. He didn't understand that it was not equipment he really wanted, it was the feeling that he thought the equipment would give him, whatever that might have been for him.
If you have been drawn here to do this game with me, then you are not that guy. You already know that money will not make you happy. There are things that you want, sure, but if you pay attention you'll realize that all of the things we've bought so far with our imaginary money have helped us to participate in those activities that bring us the most joy. Unlike my unfortunate friend, we have already figured out that we must bring happiness to the things that we buy; they will not of themselves bring happiness to us.
As we get more and more money in the next few months, we're going to eventually run out of stuff to buy. We're going to have to be imaginative in deciding how to spend our money every day. We'll be tempted to say, "I'm just going to put this money into a pile until I need it later." Careful, the universe will hear you saying, "I've got enough. Please, no more money!" And it will gladly stop sending money your way. I believe that is what has happened to each of us in the past. It's not that there was not enough money to come our way; rather, we suffered from a failure of imagination that prevented the flow of money in our direction.
Let's not let that happen again. Let's find out what it is that we really want to be, do, and have. Let's figure out what brings us the most joy, and then follow that bliss with everything that we have.
You already know what makes you happy. There are things that you do during the course of your day when, in the doing of them, time drops away and you become totally engrossed in that activity. You are in the flow, outside of time. During those times there is no past, there is no future; there is only the doing of the activity, and for a few minutes you even forget to pay attention to your own self. You lose yourself momentarily in that activity. That is a magical moment.
What things are you doing when that happens? Pay attention. Watch for it. It is a huge clue to your heart's desire. Is it photography? Woodworking? Singing? Sewing? Teaching? It is different for all of us, and that is the beauty. If everyone on earth were to do the one thing that makes their heart sing, then everyone would do their job with enthusiasm. Because they enjoy what they do, the quality of work would be excellent, people would be happy, and the world would be a beautiful place. Because we all are drawn to different activities, everything that we could need or want would be provided by someone doing what they love the most. Wouldn't you want to live in a world like that?
So as we go about spending our imaginary money in the next few months, see if you can use some of your money to make it possible for you to explore activities that you've always wanted to do but couldn't because you needed to focus on making money. Now is your big chance to imagine your life doing anything that you want without worrying about whether it will earn you a living.
If you had an unlimited supply of money so that you didn't need to have a job to survive, how would you really want to spend your days? The Prosperity Project is a good place to imagine what that life would be like for you. So let's play. There is no way to lose this game, because here you have enough money to be, do, or have anything your heart could ever dream. So what will your dream life look like?
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