Mind Your Own Story

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As a child growing up in the late sixties and seventies, I remember watching the sitcoms of the time and thinking, “If only that were my story!” Most of what I watched on television “told a vision” of prosperity, abundance and family connections. I had none of those. Although we were not poor, I was constantly reminded that we were not rich either. I was told again and again that we were not like those “TV people” who had everything; we were working-class and had to work by the sweat of our brow. This become my story which formed my beliefs about money and prosperity.

Over time, these stories got spun into issues of worth and deservability. Because I was not fill-in-the-blank, I did not deserve to be financially abundant, or because I was too fill-in-the-blank, I was not worthy of the life of abundance and prosperity. So, my story took on a new dimension: I did not have because I was not worthy and did not deserve.

As I progressed through school, that scarcity story took on yet another dimension. It was those who excelled in academics that deserved the best grades, the highest praise and the biggest honors. Although on the cusp, I felt so unworthy, I simply stopped trying. After all, what was the point? I didn’t deserve it anyway, right? The amazing part of all this, looking back in hindsight where vision is 20/20, was none of my teachers tried to talk me out of this belief; this story I had inherited. They all saw me as unworthy and undeserving as I saw myself – which only added more proof to my misguided theory. I was never told that I had the power within to be, to do and to have anything I desired. As a matter of fact, no one even asked me what I had desired. I never heard any of the now familiar self-help jargon. All I heard was that there was not enough and because I did not deserve anyway, don’t bother trying for the little there was.

Although I never heard anything different, something deep inside of me knew there was something very different. If television “told a vision” of prosperity and abundance, then there was prosperity and abundance somewhere – it couldn’t all be made up. I did not know how to tell myself a new story for my life, so I just chose to make up an alter ego for my life. My other self was rich, beautiful, smart and she gave value to everyone she came in contact with. She would become my ideal. She was worth all and deserved only the best. I silently vowed to become that other self and let go of the me who was unworthy, undeserving and not good enough.

Like the magical stories I had grown up watching, lo and behold my other self was me and I was no longer. Though years had passed and many pains and heartaches paved my path, I am worthy and I deserve all the prosperity and abundance life has to offer. You might be wondering how I made this shift, this transformation. Well, you too are worthy and deserve much abundance and financial success. You must decide to and believe it. Then be that which you want to be. Simple, yes. Easy, not unless you convince yourself otherwise. And if you can convince yourself otherwise, then you can convince yourself of whatever you desire.