Day 98: Appreciate Beautiful Things
From THE WEALTHY SPIRIT: DAILY AFFIRMATIONS by Chellie Campbell

“Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.”—Anne Frank


Feeling financially stress-free is a state of mind. We create this state through
our thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, and feelings. If we are unconscious of this fact,
our minds run by habit. Most of what we think every day is the same old news,
endlessly repeated by the same old voices. We may want things around us to
change, to improve our circumstances, to get more wealth, health, love, and
happiness. But if we want our lives to change on the outside, we have to
change on the inside. We must deliberately choose our thinking and decide
before the fact that our bank account is, indeed, full.

The way to do this is to start appreciating the abundance that is all around you
in the world, whether it is currently in your possession or not. Abundance is a
flow of energy in constant motion around us. Admire the wonderful riches that
exist everywhere and celebrate the fact that it is possible to create such
glorious treasures. Each person who holds wealth is only its steward for a time.
Understand this metaphysical truth: You cannot have what you envy another
having. The energy of envy repels the object of its desire.
Rather, be joyful that beauty exists. I used to love to watch Princess Diana and
all her wonderful designer clothes and jewels. She was tall and lovely and the
image of a storybook princess. I didn’t want to be her, nor did I envy her life
with all its well-reported troubles. I was just glad that someone was doing the
job of dressing up in fabulous outfits every day so that I could have the fun of
watching.

When I visited London, I ogled the crown jewels at the Tower of London. They
were amazing! Great pearls and rubies adorning crowns, emeralds and
diamond scepters, gold and jeweled necklaces, rings, some very ancient. If
there were no kings or royalty, these beautiful items would never have been
made and they are so beautiful to behold. I’m glad that someone was rich
enough to have been able to pay some wonderful artisans to design and
painstakingly hand-craft these fabulous creations, so I could enjoy looking at
them.

There’s so much of life you can enjoy, without having to own it. Admire
something beautiful today, just for the pure sake of its existence.

Today’s Affirmation: “I revel in all the wealth and joy that life has to
offer!”

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A LITTLE ABOUT CHELLIE . . .
Chellie Campbell is the creator of the popular Financial Stress Reduction®
Workshops, and the author of The Wealthy Spirit and Zero to Zillionaire, both
published by Sourcebooks, Inc. She is one of Marci Shimoff's “Happy 100” and
1 of 18 who wrote a story for Marci’s current NYT bestseller Happy for No
Reason. Chellie contributed stories to Jack Canfield’s recent books You’ve Got
to Read This Book! and Life Lessons from Chicken Soup for the Soul , and is
featured in How to Run Your Business Like a Girl by Elizabeth Cogswell Baskin
and Money, A Memoir: Women, Emotions, and Cash by Liz Perle. She is
prominently quoted as a financial expert in The Los Angeles Times, Pink, Good
Housekeeping, Lifetime, Essence, Woman’s World and more than 35 popular
books. For more information, visit her web site www.Chellie.com or email her at
Chellie@Chellie.com.


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