Receiving at the Speed of Appreciation

Have you heard the many stories of lottery winners, or people who inherit huge sums, or those that suddenly come into money through the sales of a business or idea?  Most who suddenly go from being poor to rich have trouble not loosing everything after two or three years.

There are stories after stories about people who lost it all, and feel like their life would have been better if they had never become rich.

This is an easy example of what happens when we receive something so fast that we cannot appreciate it.  We can not recognize the true worth, the place in our lives, the subjective and objective impact that these changes will bring to our lives.

When things are slowed down, and people have the time or make the time to appreciate what they have received, take time to invest, to get financial counseling, then at the end of two to three years they are the ones who still have money, friends, relationships.  

This also applies to much more than money. 

So how do we Receive at the Speed of Appreciation?

1.  Accept change peacefully.

Whenever change comes into our lives, if we stop and accept it peacefully, then we realize that we choose how to think and respond to what has happened.   We can accept it without the resistance, shock, denial, or even overblown happiness,  euphoria, loss of inhibition.   If our goal with change is to have a goal of peace, then we can be in a place where we can take stock of our true situation without being overwhelmed by the change itself.

2.  See the change in the context of what kind of person you wish to be with this change in your life.

If you received money, how do you wish to see yourself in relation to that money.   Are you going to be a flash in the pan, or a dedicated financial investor?  There is no wrong answer.   If you want to live quick and live large for a short time, go for it.   At least you have thought about it.   If you just received a new car, a new house, or a new business, again how do you see yourself in relation to it?  Change, regardless of what it is, defines who we are in relationship to it.   Most people react.   By appreciating it, we have the opportunity to make a choice of who we wish to be.

3.  Appreciate how your change affect others.

If you have a new business, family and friends and even strangers are going to react to you differently.   If you get a large amount of cash, the same thing happens.   If a change like losing a job or business occurs, again it will affect the relationships around you.   Once again, who will you be to these other people?   Will the change in your life make you retreat, become defensive, secretive.   Or will you choose to be open, honest, and self-respecting?   Change is the perfect time to define who you will be to those around you.

4.  As the time period between experiencing change and appreciating that change decreases, the ability to handle change in your life improves.

Wouldn't it be great if we could be guaranteed to have peace of mind regardless of what happened in our lives?   This is really what this blog is about.   When you receive at the speed of appreciation, you are ensuring that you have peace of mind.   You are also ensuring that the change will affect you in the way that you choose to have it affect you.