Creating Positive Karma
Do you believe in Karma? You know, that idea that holds, “What goes around, comes around,” or “Do onto others as you would have them do onto you,” because they will.
I believe in Karma. I believe that when you take advantage of people, lie to your partner, disappoint your friends, it makes for an unhappy life because you’re looking at some lies and disappointments in your own future. I also believe in small acts of kindness adding up over time and paying off in spades, just when you need it most.
I like to leave quarters in shopping carts for the next person to come along and find. I smile every time I think about that person trying to find a quarter, and then coming upon a cart that doesn’t need one. Since I’ve personally been on the receiving end of the quarter, and enjoyed the experience, I continue to pass it on. I hold doors for people with their arms full of packages or children, wait patiently for elderly folks to shuffle out of the way, and smile at anyone who looks me in the eye. All these small things are returned to me because people are kind to me, are willing to help me out when I’m messing up, and equally willing to smile at me.
Karma is kind of like saving money; you stick a little away every day, week, month, knowing that this positive action will pay back when you need it most. You’re not “owed” a repayment of your good will or effort; you’re simply trusting that what goes around will come around. It is faith in the fact that when you do the right thing, you will generate positive things for yourself in the future.
Karma applies to lots of aspects of life from your relationships with your co-workers, to your attitude toward your neighbours; from your focus on being financially balanced, to your commitment to keeping a work/life balance.
If you believe in Karma, you know that not paying your creditors can’t be a good thing. The negative energy created by defaulting doesn’t add to your overall positive aura. But having a plan to become debt free can carry a huge positive aura, particularly since each time you execute a step in your plan you’re creating a wave of positive energy that will move you forward.
Not respecting the energy you’ve exchanged for money is another way of creating negative Karma. Money is, after all, your energy converted into currency. Go ahead and rip up a $20 bill (not really, it’s against the law; just imagine it.) How do you feel about how hard you had to work to make that $20 and the sense of loss for that wasted energy? You should feel the same way whenever you waste money on crap when you KNOW you don’t have your financial house in order. Rest assured that it is only a matter of time before that waste comes and bites you in the butt.
Money, in and of itself, doesn’t mean anything. It’s what you do with the money. And since all action creates Karma (if you believe in Karma), then what you do with your money creates Karma. Money is a tool, a means to an end. If you don’t know the end you want to achieve, you’re likely spinning your wheels and building up a lot of negative energy where, with a plan, you could be creating positive Karma.
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