Well, you’ve touched on one of my personal hot buttons. Financial security for my family and myself is a top priority, and I suppose I’m willing to put up with a lot of misery if I feel I can’t support my loved ones.
At this point in my life, I think I have “enough”, so that I can pursue happier goals, but, it still sits there in the back of my mind to check that it is still “enough”.
It’s a tough one, and I applaud you if you’ve conquered the fear of poverty.
I’m pleased to have your insight flood into my life, even if it was only since last night. As a HSP and newly out’ed introvert I could not work in my profession as a massage therapist. My work is intuitive and I truly care about the pains of everyone, but when an injury left me unable to walk or work for nearly 2 years, I decided I had to quit the martyr complex and heal myself. From the ashes of that devistation, I divorsed my Self from the title of being a massage therapist, and since have evolved into a couple’s relaxation massage instructor and self wellness consultant. I have little to no stability, but I have a vision and belief that I will be able to help the world get back to habitual healing touch! I’m following my heart, and, like you, I’m happy to live for a time meagrely. However long it takes, I will always find a way! I look forward to exploring more of your work. Thanks for being on this wavelength.
Susan, it was a pleasure to interview you for “Your Workplace” magazine when I lived in Kingston. This is a particularly inspiring and relevant post, as I see many people in my practice dealing with financial fears, and I’ve had to work on overcoming them as well.
At one time, moving to BC was merely a pipe dream. In Ontario, there’s a common saying that BC means “bring cash” and only the very wealthy can comfortably live there.
When I got the message that I was to move to Kelowna, I had to trust my intuition and take the leap. I’ve been here one year, self-employed, comfortable and loving it. Had I let financial fears get in the way, I would have missed out on a beautiful and fulfilling experience.
Sometimes, we have to make the commitment to our dreams before we can see how they will be financially viable. We have to trust our intuition, and leap!
Susan – your book came into my life at just the right time (12/2010). I bought it for my husband for Christmas, but got a chance to read it before him. I had been let go from a company that I’d worked for as an IT Manager for 14 years (corp downsizing), only a month earlier. This was devastating to me any my family (husband and 2 teenage kids, 1 in college and 1 going the following fall). I had been the bread-winner for more than 15 years of our 20 year marriage. But after reading your book, I realized that it might be time to pursue my dream of being a Realtor. That was then reconfirmed when my father passed away in late Jan 2011 – at age 62. All this made me realize that we would figure out how to pay the bills but I had to do this. While going for my education to do this, I actually buckled on this thought and ended up going back into my old field because of the financial pressure. I hated it, I ended up walking away for this position (much against my husband’s wishes) to pursue this dream. I’m not a licensed Realtor and looking for the future it holds for me. Even if it means that we will have to rely on my husbands sizable retirement fund – he’s 13 years older than me so we can do that without penalty.
Thanks for your support! I really enjoy reading your articles!!
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Well, you’ve touched on one of my personal hot buttons. Financial security for my family and myself is a top priority, and I suppose I’m willing to put up with a lot of misery if I feel I can’t support my loved ones.
At this point in my life, I think I have “enough”, so that I can pursue happier goals, but, it still sits there in the back of my mind to check that it is still “enough”.
It’s a tough one, and I applaud you if you’ve conquered the fear of poverty.
I’m pleased to have your insight flood into my life, even if it was only since last night. As a HSP and newly out’ed introvert I could not work in my profession as a massage therapist. My work is intuitive and I truly care about the pains of everyone, but when an injury left me unable to walk or work for nearly 2 years, I decided I had to quit the martyr complex and heal myself. From the ashes of that devistation, I divorsed my Self from the title of being a massage therapist, and since have evolved into a couple’s relaxation massage instructor and self wellness consultant. I have little to no stability, but I have a vision and belief that I will be able to help the world get back to habitual healing touch! I’m following my heart, and, like you, I’m happy to live for a time meagrely. However long it takes, I will always find a way! I look forward to exploring more of your work. Thanks for being on this wavelength.
Be Well.
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Susan, it was a pleasure to interview you for “Your Workplace” magazine when I lived in Kingston. This is a particularly inspiring and relevant post, as I see many people in my practice dealing with financial fears, and I’ve had to work on overcoming them as well.
At one time, moving to BC was merely a pipe dream. In Ontario, there’s a common saying that BC means “bring cash” and only the very wealthy can comfortably live there.
When I got the message that I was to move to Kelowna, I had to trust my intuition and take the leap. I’ve been here one year, self-employed, comfortable and loving it. Had I let financial fears get in the way, I would have missed out on a beautiful and fulfilling experience.
Sometimes, we have to make the commitment to our dreams before we can see how they will be financially viable. We have to trust our intuition, and leap!
Susan – your book came into my life at just the right time (12/2010). I bought it for my husband for Christmas, but got a chance to read it before him. I had been let go from a company that I’d worked for as an IT Manager for 14 years (corp downsizing), only a month earlier. This was devastating to me any my family (husband and 2 teenage kids, 1 in college and 1 going the following fall). I had been the bread-winner for more than 15 years of our 20 year marriage. But after reading your book, I realized that it might be time to pursue my dream of being a Realtor. That was then reconfirmed when my father passed away in late Jan 2011 – at age 62. All this made me realize that we would figure out how to pay the bills but I had to do this. While going for my education to do this, I actually buckled on this thought and ended up going back into my old field because of the financial pressure. I hated it, I ended up walking away for this position (much against my husband’s wishes) to pursue this dream. I’m not a licensed Realtor and looking for the future it holds for me. Even if it means that we will have to rely on my husbands sizable retirement fund – he’s 13 years older than me so we can do that without penalty.
Thanks for your support! I really enjoy reading your articles!!