Maria the Muse

So I was doing my morning Tweets today (Twitter-speak for saying good morning) when I had this huge ah-ha about money.

I realized that the times I’ve been the most financially successful are the times I’ve been the most in love with money.  And the times I’ve been the most broke are when I’ve been in a fight with money.

Money is such an integral part of our lives that our relationship with it is more like a romance than business arrangement.  Though we may do “business like” things with our money (like balancing our check book, making investments, budgeting, etc.) the nature of our relationship is really a very emotional one.

Consider how we jump for joy when we get an unexpected windfall or get that knot in our stomach when unexpected expenses pop up.  Think of how great it feels to see our bank balance going up and how we cringe when it gets below our comfort level.

And like a jealous lover, we sometimes begrudge those who we perceive as wanting to take “our money” away from us – dang mortgage, utility and credit card companies!

My point is this:

Since our relationship with money is an emotional one anyway, it makes sense to treat it that way instead of trying to keep it on a logical, detached level.

So go ahead and love your money!  Nurture it, appreciate it, encourage it to grow!

And watch it respond by giggling, snuggling up, and filling your loving space with more and more of itself.

Better get a bigger wallet!