Get out of your way

The Starving Artist - part 4

“How would your life be different if…You stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day…You look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey.”
Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Today someone asked, “Would you rather have money or have a soul?” What I find the most interesting about that comment is that it implies that you can’t have both. I firmly believe that one does not impede the other. We are talking about two different energies. There is nothing wrong with financial success. It is part of the abundance process. So why is this a common perspective?

As a musician I have over the years met many an artist who bought into the starving artist identity. Somewhere, I think, that to not achieve our full potential means we are denying ourselves. It is a false modesty, “Because I am poor, I am better, more worthy.” Yet in my life I have met so many wonderful people who are walking success stories and feel like they are the luckiest people on earth to get to do what they love. Someone like that has a soul. They have a soul that is vibrant and open and generous. So the fact that they have money in their bank account has no bearing on the quality of their being. If you think about it, this way of thinking can only ensure a poor financial outcome since in order to have spiritual richness you must be financially poor. If we assume someone who has money has no soul then not only are we being very judgmental indeed, but we are saying no to money in our own lives. Comforting? That is a the best example of poverty of the mind. I don’t want to judge anyone but I do want us all to be aware of the trappings of these thoughts.

We are meant to thrive. All of nature confirms this. Bacteria, germs, plants, etc. evolve in the face of adversity. They change to be stronger. The Monarch butterfly used to take three generations to travel across the North American continent from Mexico to Canada. Now it does the trip in one season.

Let’s not judge others success. Some of the financially successful people I have met have been very generous with their time, resources and their money. It is the privilege of the wealthy to be able to help and pay it forward. Allow yourself to evolve into a super butterfly and you too will be able to soulfully help the world in whatever way you see fit.

Namaste!

Bianca

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Bianca Pittoors & Marc Langis are Bianca Basso. Creators of original music with a vintage flavor, they are distinctive in their contemporary style.



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