35 - Money Agreement

 This is a continuation of the series "The Two Pillars of the System"

Note - Each of these blogs can be read individually, or in order. Its suggested to read them out loud, it will have 1000x the benefit.

I have been reflecting on what does INTEGRITY with MONEY look like?

For example what do I spend my money on? Is it actually aligned with what is best for my life and for all life? Or do I waste?

I realize that much like I built my relationship on agreements, part of the agreement must address MONEY, as its the lifeblood of our current system. Yet this can be done in a way that is proactive and life-giving instead of a compulsive obsession. 

I forgive myself for accepting and allowing myself to not plan ahead, and in moments where I see the easy way out, like getting food out to eat, to go into 'what is easy' instead of having planned ahead to either intentionally decide to eat out, or to make a great meal at home

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to cringe at spending money even when I have a surplus of it

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to compromise my ability to be here, to be present, and preoccupy myself with focusing on income and expenses. Missing the moment of creation that is right here

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to create a money agreement within myself and with my partner, where I am clear on where our money is going

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that money reveals me to me, when I was broke, to when I make a lot of money, I see who I really am through how I choose to either manage the money in a way that's best, or give in to my impulses and have the money disappear on frivolous expenses

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to believe that it is hard to make money

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to believe that it is hard to manage my money

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to 'get off' on the idea of being massively profitable, so I am protected and thus 'safe' failing to see the reality of our world, that having money is helpful and money serves as a tool, but it is not a worthy goal within itself only

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize how simple it is to actually figure out my expenses, it takes about 1 hour to look at all of my previous 3 months of bank statements and my cards that I use, to tally up the total and then average it out to get my monthly expected expenses, and within this I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to realize the essentials in terms of expenses, and the other items that are beyond the essentials

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to realize the simplicity of allocating a certain amount of money for miscellaneous or spontaneous moments where I do want to enjoy a treat with my kids, or where something unexpected comes up, where I have thus planned ahead, allocated a certain amount monthly so that as things come up I do not need to 'think' about it, I just have a plan and I can keep moving and enjoying life and using money as a tool

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that it is simple to calculate my income, I see what the money is that is coming in, and I thus see what is my monthly profit

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to react to taxes, not realizing that the tax code is a vocabulary set that I can learn, and I can surround myself with smart people who can help me optimize my income and expenses

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to make profit be my prophet, where I see it as the most important thing, instead of a pro-fit where I am a pro at being fit, just like I take care of my health, I take care of the numbers that run my household, my business and my life

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize I can easily track everything on a spreadsheet month over month, I can see the specifics of what is 'coming in' and 'going out', and I can thus focus on the creation of more money coming in, done in a way that is supportive of all life, because as I do this, I have clarity, I remove the backchat in my mind, and now I have an objective basis by which my wife and I can make decisions

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to hold a fantasy in my mind of having $10M in my retirement account so that one day, some day, I can retire and never have to 'work again'. This is a stupid myth put on us by the elite as a carrot and a stick, dangling to keep me working as a slave in the system, failing to see the common sense that REAL willing is creating the world to be a place that supports humans to thrive, money is part of this but not the goal in itself. The real result is how many people I can support to understand this process, this journey to life, and to help each of us take responsibility to make it happen

I realize that the money agreement is simply put: for myself and my partner, I have a clear understanding of my income and my expenses, and a clear plan month over month for how to increase my income, and keep the expenses in a way that honors the expansion of the income. For example I spend money (expense) on events that support the growth of my community, which in turn benefits my business, so I realize that expense can actually support MORE income when done well

I realize I can be stable within my finances

I realize that real stability with finances means an expansion, like how a 'stable' tree is not just stunted, it is constantly growing and replenishing and optimizing, and it bears fruit (over time) in abundance where one fruit can contain 100x new seeds

I realize that I can be an example of effectively relating to money, so that others around me may also break through and have financial freedom

I realize that the goal is to change the system, to change the culture, to embed the principle of what is best for all, self responsibility, self honesty and self perfection, and my finances are a reflection of this, not the goal in themselves

I realize that with self-forgiveness I can change my money situation faster than if I didn't have this process of forgiveness and correction

I realize that finances are a vocabulary set that can be mastered, so ultimately the vocabulary of money can be redefined from being a debt-based system to a creative-based system

I commit myself to master the money agreement I have set up with my wife

I commit myself to be an example for others to break through financially

I commit myself to align my entrepreneurship with creating a world that is best for all

I commit myself to model to my children an effective relationship with money

I commit myself to wisely use each dollar I create to serve the purpose of creating a world that is best for all

I commit myself to give myself grace in the process of mastering the money agreement

I commit myself to put myself in the position where I can effect the global money system over time so that the laws can change and life can be one of dignity for all instead of a rat race of monetary enslavement

Day 34 - Love is Kindness

Day 34 - Love is Kindness 

Note - Each of these blogs can be read individually, or in order. Its suggested to read them out loud, it will have 1000x the benefit.

In my relationships... am I nice or am I kind?

The programming I was exposed to as a child led me to believe that being loving means being NICE.

But over time I learned that the word nice literally comes from the etymology of the word 'stupid' or to 'not know'

Later on I learned that NICE and KIND are not the same thing.

Nice implies 'not knowing' and 'not saying' what needs to be said

KIND is saying what needs to be said - yet done in a way that its actually received

So as I'm unpacking the two pillars of the system of Relationships/Love and Money... the FIRST one is to clarify how an effective relationship is build, and its on TRUTH from KINDNESS

I forgive myself that I had accepted and allowed myself to desire to be 'nice' in my relationships

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to realize that niceness in relationships is based on a fear of losing the other, so I am 'nice' and 'not knowing' meaning I am ignorant to the TRUTH. This is a recipe for disaster

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to realize that within the principle of 'give as I would like to receive' I want someone to be KIND with me, not nice

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to miss the moments that are presented where I CAN be kind, and really show love in my relationships, and to then delay the moment for the feedback thus time-looping

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that being kind requires EFFECTIVELY communicating. Its not just 'calling out' someone to call out, its calling out in a way where the other actually accepts the feedback

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to build my relationships with unclear agreements as to what its about

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to base my relationships on denial, not seeing what is here and thus living in a delusion

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to realize the simplicity of the change, that will support all of my relationships to improve, is living the decision that LOVE is KINDNESS, speaking what needs to be said, and building on what is REAL

I realize that a relationship built on anything but kindness, is setup for limitation by its very beginning

I realize that authenticity and integrity in relationships comes from the agreement to have an effective relationship based on reality

I realize that the best relationships emerge from clear agreements and shared principle

I realize that just as I want to grow and I'm open to feedback, others are also, and this can be the structure of the new world where we have integrity amongst ourselves and others to say what needs to be said, and to collaborate for real

I commit myself to be kind to my self through effective self awareness and self perfection through self forgiveness and living my commitments to how I know I CAN live

I commit myself to be kind to my significant other, to hold them to their highest standard as I would like to be held to mine

I commit myself to develop my ability to give effective feedback, in a way the other person hears it and then is supported to change their behavior

I commit myself to be an example of the best relationship, the best love, the best living of kindness, and to do this each day as I know it will create a cumulative effect over time

I commit myself to show that love IS kindness

I commit myself to embrace kindness as who I am, being a source for realness in every relationship I am part of

Day 33 - The Two Pillars of the System

 Relationships and Money

Our mind is a structure within

The system is the external reflection of this structure 'without' meaning outside of us

And for the system.. there are two fundamental pillars

The 'two towers' of the system within, and this is an equal and one reflection in the world without

RELATIONSHIPS AND MONEY

RELATIONSHIPS meaning primarily with the significant other, procreation, sex, marriage etc

And MONEY - meaning primarily RESOURCES - for our survival, work and also to fund what we care about in the world. We vote with our dollar.

Over the next blogs to come I will unpack relationships and money more in depth

Because think about it

Our hardwired programming, our DNA is all designed for one main thing:

PROCREATE

Find a mate (relationship) and pass on your DNA

yet also you must be able to provide along the way. Your mate won't want you if you live in a cardboard box. Your mate wants enough resources to CARE for your offspring.

Yet we have so much bullshit programming on these topics

The whole music industry, the media, the movies, all of it themed around what...?

SEX AND MONEY

RELATIONSHIPS AND MONEY

Fundamentally if you look at your goals right now, you will see how it relates back to these two pillars. Either directly or these pillars being a substantial part NECESSARY to achieve your goals.

But I'm not here to just 'accept' reality as is. I'm here to change reality and make it the best...

So let's dive in - in the days to come - to purify our RELATIONSHIPS and our MONEY

Day 32 - Relationship with Money

Day 32 - Relationship with Money

Note - Each of these blogs can be read individually, or in order. Its suggested to read them out loud, it will have 1000x the benefit.

Over this past weekend I attended an event designed to educate people how to keep more of their money they make.

Over the years I have become great at creating money, I understand the fundamentals of business. But what to DO with the money has been an area requiring more clarity

I also just had to pay my taxes in the past week as well. 

All of these experiences I know we are familiar with. There's a little bit of pain when we separate ourselves from our money.

Then the backchat: 

"I want to make more money"

"I want to have financial freedom"

"I don't want to get screwed on my taxes"

But all of this 'backchat' in our heads won't serve us fundamentally if we don't even have a CLEAR relationship with money.

Thus like with any point like this ... self-forgiveness

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to hold onto a desire for money believing it to be the solution to my problems

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to realize that money is a fundamental part of our reality, and if I am not intentional, it will dictate my entire life

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to effectively forgive my money programming

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed my mind to run rampant with fantasies of having more money and how I perceive my life will be even better

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that money is an outcome, the inputs that create it are worthy of my intention and focus

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to be seduced by the idea of 'get rich and keep the wealth', without clarifying WHO I AM within it

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to believe that money is 'more' than me

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that money, setting up my money strategy effectively, and my relationship with money, all of this can be purified through me walking my journey to life, where money is a tool, each dollar has a purpose to it, yet its still just a TOOL and not the end result in itself

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that the future will be very different with money and how society channels money, we have universal basic income on the horizon, we have trends toward entrepreneurship, and so much opportunity yet so much limitation all within this collective relationship with money

I realize that my journey as an entrepreneur is one where I can walk in awareness and make my decisions in alignment with what is best for me and what is best for all simultaneously

I realize that creating money is a result of adding value, and my focus must primarily be here

I realize that understanding the money system, taxes, banking and utilizing my profits, this can also be done in awareness

I realize that my business and purpose is aligned with making money, that can sustain the expansion of my business and purpose so it feeds itself like a flywheel, benefitting all who come in contact with it

I realize that effective business must be rooted in principle, where its a win-win-win for me, for the others and for the world

I realize that the business of education will be the most important industry on our planet in the years to come, as we are at an all time critical moment of humans being ill-equipped to deal with the world, and the necessity to learn at an all time high

I commit myself to continually unpack my relationship with money, to make it clear and to support others in this journey

I commit myself to use my money to change the system to make the system life-giving instead of life-draining

I commit myself to over the coming days, built out on the 2 fundamental pillars of our mind which is relationships and money

I commit myself to structure my business and wealth in a way that is life-giving for all

Day 31 - What is Love?

Day 31 - Love

Note - Each of these blogs can be read individually, or in order. Its suggested to read them out loud, it will have 1000x the benefit.

We went to a wonderful wedding today in Owatonna, MN. 

It reminded me of my wedding with Jessica, October 8th 2021. We were married in Minneapolis, MN at the top of the IDS Center. It was a massive celebration with all of the people close to us.

Our wedding was themed “making love real” as a celebration of the realization that love = give, and to give/love in a way that honors both you and your partner (and all of Life)

If love is based on an agreement, and the agreement is honored, the love can be sustainable and ever-growing.

If there is no agreement, or the agreement is not honored, then the love can become corrupted from something pure and life-giving into patterns of limitation and consequence

So I enjoyed the wedding this evening it was so well done. It brought me back to appreciate my wedding. I loved my wedding day, it was a way to bring forth the principle of 'Making Love Real'

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that honor is essential to love 

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to corrupt the word “love” 

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to define love as 'the way I feel', while in actuality it’s living my decision to truly care for another

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to believe that if I'm not feeling 'love' that my relationship has fallen 'out of love'

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to build my relationships from the desire to 'feel some type of way', instead of building my relationships within the dedication to create the world to be best for all life. This is the sustainable way to feel good and keep expanding within a relationship because the relationship is in harmony with the wellbeing of others.

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to exploit the feeling of love

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to model ineffective patterns of 'love' from my environment, media and the collective culture

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that to effectively give love and receive love, I must redefine love in a way that is actually supportive and sustainable

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize the common sense of the principle of relationships as agreements

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to react to the principle of relationships as agreements, out of fear of losing the energy experience of 'love as a feeling'

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that basing my relationship on agreements actually feels even better than basing it on feelings because I know it is actually sustainable and life-giving for me, for my partner, and for all life

I realize that love in our world has been limited by our collective and individual definitions of this word

I realize that love is a living word that requires dedication to bring to life

I realize that love requires the ability to effectively change, learn, give and grow

I realize that basing my relationship on agreements allows a level of STRENGTH that is not possible if the relationship is only grounded in feelings

I commit myself to love actually

I commit myself to honor my agreements 

I commit myself to notice all of the ways I can express love as the principles of 'making love real', 'giving as I would like to receive' and overall ways of being an effective co-creator with life

I commit myself to consistently foster the connection in my relationship 

I commit myself to be firm in my principles, yet flexible in my expression

I commit myself to be willing to change and redirect myself and our relationship whenever it's required

I commit myself to utilize my relationship to change the world in the best way

Go make love REAL

Day 30 - Beast Mode

Note - Each of these blogs can be read individually, or in order. Its suggested to read them out loud, it will have 1000x the benefit.

"Be the beast, be the best" - OAE or the REMIX for some inspiration..

This means beast mode, living the principle of best for all actually standing, not going bitch mode trying to play the game of trying to be polite and proper

What's best for all is common sense, me living this, not holding back, this is who I am. And I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to tame myself and suppress this part of myself

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to realize that as me as LIFE I am a beast

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to realize that holding back from beast mode is doing a disservice, being the BEAST to do what's BEST is always here as an option

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to believe that a beast is evil and one who must be killed

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to realize that the beast is the animalistic nature we have as humans, and can be harnessed within PURPOSE

I forgive myself that I have not accepted and allowed myself to realize that my sons are a great example of beast mode, they run around, they express themselves and they know what they want

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to fear going beast mode 

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to limit myself with made up rules in my head about what is 'polite' and 'proper' not realizing that its about Principle as best for all - and living THIS cutting through the noise this is beast mode

I realize beast mode is always here able to be accessed

I realize the times I live beast mode I am unleashed and always get the best outcome

I commit myself to live beast mode instead of bitch mode

I commit myself to help others unlock beast mode as living the principle of what is best for all life, no bullshit rules or limitations needed, just using best for all as the guide

Day 29 - Euphoria

 Today I was listening to some music and I had a serious flashback of euphoria and of going to festivals.

I was obsessed with chasing the 'high'. 

I used to be that guy who would get front row at the rave and dance like crazy as a way to let out my stress. 

I have also been obsessed with music since I was in first grade and learned how to download music via bearshare and limewire.. 

This obsession with music has been a core part of my programming. 

And I see its limiting and able to be redefined so that music, and the enjoyment of it, can be something HELPFUL for me as life instead of an enslavement trap where I become addicted to trying to feel that 'high' and obsess over the sound. 

I forgive myself that I had accepted and allowed myself to confuse euphoria with a valid experience worthy in itself 

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to use the justification of feeling really good as a worthwhile 'end' in itself, instead of as a common sense outflow of living my best life naturally creates a good feeling

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to treat positive emotions and euphoric experiences like getting a credit card, I get the experience, I max out my feelings and enjoyment, dopamine etc.. and then eventually the bill is due and I feel like shit trying to catch up

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to make my feelings my god

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to not realize that when I place a 'positive emotional experience' as something I value, that this actually hinders my ability to enjoy each moment within breath and stability

I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to believe that within walking my journey to life, that I can't feel and enjoy positive emotions. Its not true that I can't feel that way. Its just they aren't my driver. They're an outflow

I forgive myself that I had accepted and allowed myself to not realize that the euphoric feeling in itself is not detrimental however the moment I hold to it and make it something more than it is, that is where my mind begins to mine my body for energy and create consequence

I realize that music can be supportive as a way to enjoy life, to share a fun experience, yet being within principle within it is what matters

I realize that going to concerts and dancing around trying to be carefree was a way for me to shirk my responsibilities 

I realize that I can make awesome music and enjoy the moment and not make it more than it needs to be

I realize that forgiving both the negative AND the positive allows me as life to unlock a new level of awareness and expression beyond the polarity game

I commit myself to breathe through any extreme emotion whether positive or negative

I commit myself to not participate in thinking that comes from the extreme positive

I commit myself to enjoy the old music I used to listen to and to redefine the lyrics and sounds into a supportive soundtrack of the journey to life

I commit myself to use music as a living expression that can support me to be my best self where I'm not dependent on it, but I can appreciate it and enjoy it

I commit myself to live the word euphoria as the presence of being here enjoying the moment to the fullest