May/June 2002
Feature Articles
Holistic Health Q & A
by Dr. Carol Anne Bates
The causes of heartburn and indigestion
- a holistic approach including acupuncture, Oriental Medicine, kinesiology,
homeopathy, and lifestyle changes.
What is... Fair Trade?
by Robert Roman
What Fair Trade is and how it creates
a win-win situation for the producer, the environment and the consumer.
UnCommon Sense! - The Middle East Conflict
by David Findlay
A military or a political solution?
Should we negotiate with terrorist-sponsoring states?
Articles on the theme "Prosperity"
Prosperity Practices
by Jim Malloy
Eight principles and practices to help
manifest great prosperity.
Enough for Everyone
by Patricia Crane
Tapping into the consciousness that
determines distribution.
Journey to Prosperity
by Lorri Ritter
Practical steps to increase prosperity.
True Prosperity
by Maria Moraca
Achieving happiness and contentment
regardless of what is going on in one's life.
My Cosmic Bank Account
by Dr. Audrey Craft Davis
The rewards of opening and "investing"
in a Cosmic Bank Account.
Prosperity Consciousness
by Rev. Linda Lou Kearns
How to get what you want and enjoy
what you've got. Some basic prosperity principles.
What is Prosperity?
by Charles Bleistein
How prosperity is linked to flow in
all aspects of life - including consciousness.
Journey to Prosperity
Lorri Ritter
Not too long ago I decided to study prosperity, wealth, abundance, money or any other word that could be used in place of the word prosperity. The decision to study this came from my own frustrations with money, an awareness that many of my clients were struggling, and a long-time theme in my family of poverty and scarcity thinking. Here are a few of the many things I learned on my journey.
The first step on my journey involved looking at old, limiting beliefs that were keeping me stuck in scarcity thinking. The first exercise I did shifted an old belief that I was poor to a new belief that I am wealthy. I did this by doing a picture collage of all the things I had in my life that represented wealth. I ended up with four large posters and learned that prosperity is more than money. I realized I am a wealthy person because I have an abundance of knowledge, love, health and beauty in my life. My focus had shifted from wanting more money to wanting more of what I already had and more of what money could give me.
The next step on my journey taught me about the spiritual law of attraction. You cannot learn about prosperity without studying the law of attraction which states that whatever you put out in your thoughts or energy is attracted to you like a magnet. If you think and focus on debt, you get more debt. If you focus on wealth, you get more wealth. I shifted my focus through a gratitude journal. Every day I sit down with my journal and write five things I'm grateful for. I didn't realize the effect this had on me until my brother commented on how many deposits I had made in his family's emotional bank account. Unconsciously, I was looking for things to write and sharing my findings with others. A grateful journal helps you attract more things to be grateful for and helps you stay focused on what's great in your life.
Another powerful exercise involves understanding how certain feelings can attract prosperity or poverty. For a moment, allow yourself to go to a time when you felt love or peace. Rank your feelings on a scale of 0-100 with 0 being the worst you've ever felt and 100 being the best. Now allow yourself to feel anger or shame. Rank your feelings. By choice you can move up and down the scale. Most people say love and peace is 80 or above and anger or shame is 30 and below. What does this have to do with attraction? When you vibrate at a higher frequency you attract prosperity, wealth, money, love, health, helpful people and more. When you vibrate at a lower frequency you attract poverty, bills, broken appliances, accidents, sickness and more. The above exercise teaches you how to raise your frequency and how to anchor the feelings of love or peace so that you have easy access to them at any time. Abraham Hicks states that "17 seconds of flowing pure, positive energy is worth 2,000 man/hours." If you want to bring more prosperity into your life start meditating for 15 minutes, making sure 17 seconds is spent meditating on love or peace and use the rest of the time focusing on what you want.
Believe it or not, tithing is connected to prosperity and is not something churches do to get your money. The law of circulation states that whatever you give or send out into the Universe will return to you multiplied. Some people say it comes back a hundred-fold. The word tithe literally means a "tenth." Since the law of attraction states that like attracts like, you cannot give of your time and expect money in return. If you want more time, give more time. If you want more money, give more money. The first time you give 10% can be scary especially if you have debt. It becomes easier if you keep track of all the miracles that start happening after you tithe. My miracles were immediate so I was able to see the relationship between tithing and money coming in. Tithing means giving money back to people, places and institutions where you receive spiritual food. Your soul can be fed by music, art, spiritual literature, nature, individuals, informal groups or fellowships. I once gave money to a five-year-old who spiritually inspired me. I now make sure I regularly feed my soul, because it is connected to my tithing. Remember you keep the money circulating when you give 10 % and the next person gives 10 %. I now joyfully tithe.
My prosperity journey continues. Writing in my journal, tithing and raising my frequency will be a part of my life forever. My life mission includes helping others become prosperous. Like the 100th monkey principle, when enough people feel prosperous the entire planet shifts and becomes prosperous. We won't have to worry about a recession or whether social security is eliminated. We will be vibrating at a higher frequency where only love and peace exist. By becoming prosperous you can make a difference.
Lorri Ritter LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and a life coach. She leads women's empowerment groups and workshops on various subjects, including prosperity and abundance. FL (727) 518-8622. www.CoachingandTraining.com
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