<p>Last Fall I was at a Mark Dunn seminar in Portland (for more info about him, go to www.drmarkdunn.com) and someone asked him about money.&nbsp; His response was, "you have to divorce the economy"!<br /><br />What he meant was, you have to separate yourself energetically from not only the economy, but the collective mindset about money.&nbsp; One first step is to stop paying attention to the news.<br /><br />The news is designed to elicit the most dramatic emotional response possible.&nbsp; It has to be about doom and gloom, as something positive just wouldn't be considered "news".&nbsp; An example of this is watching news reports about the weather.<br /><br />The weather is an entertaining topic here in the Seattle area.&nbsp; We're in a convergence zone which means it can be snowing in parts of the city and bright and sunny in other parts.&nbsp; You can bet which part they'll be showing on the news that day!&nbsp; Their camera crews have to be quick however; most of our snowfall melts by mid-afternoon.<br /><br />One person interviewed on a news show in New York can affect the entire country, even if he's only reflecting what's going on in that city.<br /><br />In order to create a different reality for yourself, you have to stop focusing on the reality of others.&nbsp; Pull your attention away from the collective (who are operating unconsciously) and put it on yourself.&nbsp; Stop acting like it's snowing if it isn't at your house.&nbsp; Stop acting like you've entered the next Ice Age if it's going to melt by dinner.&nbsp; You cannot create something different if you're matching the group.<br /><br />Better yet, notice how the sun is shining in your life. Wealth, riches, prosperity and abundance may be all around you, and you've had your face glued to CNN.&nbsp; In every moment there's opportunity to change your experience.<br /><br />The other day one of my students was riding her bike and worrying about the economy.&nbsp; She found herself turning to her Expanded Self for guidance and suddenly noticed deer feeding in the field across the road.&nbsp; It was like a giant message that there is more to this Creation than the stock market numbers.<br /><br />When you focus on doom and gloom, you close the doors to better possibilities.&nbsp; When you see the beautiful fall colors and savor the wind on your face, you open yourself to more gifts from the Universe.<br /><br />As a reverse example - in the 1990s I had money struggles; my first year as a single parent I couldn't afford toilet paper!&nbsp; All around me the economy was booming, but I was on food stamps.&nbsp; I experienced amazing miracles that year.&nbsp; One was a trip to Findhorn that cost less that $500 (including airfare); money for it appeared from unexpected refunds and rebates.&nbsp; Someone gifted me and my children firewood for the winter.&nbsp; We lived in a humble cabin, but it was on the beach next to million dollar homes.&nbsp; The energy of the water was tremendously healing for us.<br /><br />The important thing I learned from that time was that, even though my income was low, I didn't have to be in a low energy space.&nbsp; Being on food stamps was temporary; I didn't need to experience the energetic state of welfare or poverty.<br /><br />Collective energy is created by groups, but you can change the collective by changing your individual experience.&nbsp; If enough people focus on the light within their own lives, it enlightens the whole.&nbsp; Refuse to have your personal reality defined by Wall Street. Pay attention to the messages from your Expanded Self; it is always directing you towards the light.</p> 2009-07-13T17:04:14Z -5.09101 91 5463 true 17 28111 divorce-the-economy 3 2009-07-23T12:08:34Z 2009-07-23T18:08:46Z

How do you keep your hopes up in today's depressing market?

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