Financial Freedom – TamaraLoves

We’ve read your fair share of self help books and follow enough “go getters” to have heard every single affirmation known to man or woman but there are still those that resonate and really rings true every time we hear or, even better, practice them.

“Ask and ye shall receive.” Yo, it’s biblical. The self help coach really didn’t come up with anything genius here. The Lord God said it and Jesus reiterated. If you ask, you shall receive. Now, it gets a bit more complicated than just asking for after all “faith without work is dead.” You have to put in the work.

Now, when you put in the work and all things don’t happen in our favor thats when we hit a bump and can slump into a depression or a questioning of, “why me?” You are putting in the work but nothing hits. The monetary success just isn’t there. It is then that we ask if we are open to receive the things that we have asked for. Does perceived failure put you in a state of self-doubt? Do your negative thoughts take over? If they do then you simply are not aligned with your destiny and the universe will not secure for you what is yours. Your monetary success may never happen because you are in fear and doubt mode. You may also be in a mode where you hold on to the little bit of money that you do have for fear of losing any more.

The good Size Orman teaches in “The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom” that when we grasp onto money too tightly, we are not open to receive or even notice ALL that may be trying to flow your way. Now if that is not a Sunday Sermon then I don’t know what is! It is almost instinctual to grasp or hold on to the things that we feel that we are losing but money is set up in an entirely different way. Sure teaches that money is a living entity and responds to energy. Money responds to how you feel about it, yourself and how you feel about others. If you feel powerless and worry about money then money will not flow towards you. If you feel powerful and you’re in control of your money and have enough to be generous with it, then money will flow naturally towards you. Money flows!

Money Basics-Educate yourself about how money works. You have to know how something works in order to master it.

How do you keep yourself open to receive money? Educate yourself about money. You are in control. Release your anxious grasp on money by GIVING. Only then you will be open to receive it.

Size Orman’s Quick Thought Nuggets on Giving:

Those who donate regularly (to your favorite charity or money that you may provide your parents) had an abundance of money, more than they really needed.
The better people felt about themselves, and the more they kept their hands open to receive by relinquishing money, the more financial situation improved.
Thoughts of poverty are bonds of poverty.
We experience prosperity, true financial freedom, when our actions with respect to money are dharmic, or righteous, actions- that is, actions of generosity, actions of offering.
It’s the impulse to give that puts you in touch with the best part of yourself and the principles of abundance that are alive in the world.

Jay-Z recently blessed the masses by dropping his most recent album, 4:44. (Tangent, Is it a coincidence that if your hold down the “shift” key “444” turns into “$$$”?) When we think of Jay-Z we automatically think of his equally accomplished wife, Beyonce. We think of excellence. We think of Dollar Bills and Coins! The amount of money that they have both amassed is something to brag about. They have social, economic and political clout. They have success. Most important, they personify financial freedom.

The songs on the album go into so many areas of Jay-Z’s life. He talks about infidelity, maturity, dedication to family, sexuality, race relations and a few other topics I’m sure slipped past me. The one topic that Jay rapped about and resonated with me was “financial freedom”. Now, make no mistake, he’s touched on the topic before–remember “until you own your own you can’t be free.” This album goes deeper. In the song and video that was released, “The Story of O.J”, Jay-Z goes in depth regarding the need for us to invest, pass on an inheritance to our children and build our communities by buying property. He depicts himself in a racist cartoon in the video to show that even though a Black man can amass great wealth/success in America, he is not just looked at as a man but as a… There is a sadness in the black and white cartoon. At least a sadness for me in that here, a 40-year old brilliant man feels the artistic/social need to depict himself as a racist cartoon from the 1920s because there is still relevance. I recently asked a friend if we will ever transcend race in America and the answer was a resounding, “no.” I’m keeping hope alive that we will begin to see each other as people and not just our race sooner rather than later.

I feel like I’ve ebbed and flowed all over in my writing this post but this is my norm. Bear with me. As a 40-year-old it is only appropriate for Jay-Z to address financial freedom. I’m 40-year-old and upon turning 40, maybe even into my late 30s, my finances was all I thought about. Gone are the days where I lived to rip the mall down and buy everything in it. I simply got no pleasure from that anymore. My high comes from reading my 401k statements and thinking of investments that I can one day pass on to my child or making moves now that can give the younger children in my family an advantage later on.

Financial freedom comes with education about finances. We aren’t taught financial literacy in school so this is where self-education comes into play. Thank goodness for the internet and even social media. There is so much information on hand in books and in media. I borrow books from the library and follow some fabulous people on social media to learn new skills and gain ideas.

Take a listen and browse Vibe’s site: http://www.vibe.com/2017/06/jay-z-the-story-of-oj-video-444/

Eonline also did a great wrap-up: http://www.eonline.com/news/864291/jay-z-s-4-44-lyrics-all-about-beyonce-cheating-solange-the-twins-and-becky

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You Have To Remain Open To Receive All That You Are Meant to Have.

WhenYour Favorite Rapper’s Rapper Talk Financial Freedom, You Listen: Jay-Z Edition.