Five Pillars of Health: (defined by Sue Staropoli) |
HEALTHY FINANCES
Finances are one of the most stressful aspects of peoples' lives. For many, finances are the central factor when making significant decisions (how they spend their time, where they work, where they live, etc.). While we know money does not bring happiness, fear about financial security can be the source of much stress and an underlying cause of "dis-ease" in all areas of life. Spending hours away from the family, at a job that one doesn't enjoy-just to get a paycheck-is unfortunately a frequent scenario. Often people fail to see the connection between stress in this area and symptoms of sickness in all the other areas. Unless one is making a living doing something meaningful-in harmony with their values and life purpose-there will be an unconscious inner tension eating away at the body and mind and spirit, as real as the physical disease of cancer. Ironically, this misalignment, in the name of earning a living, actually carries long-term financial costs!
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