— QUARK. MERIDIAN. Stardate Not Given

Most of us have expressed the same surprise—or even horror—at what we sometimes give in trade for our standard of living.

Actually, our surprise is a healthy sign. It shows that we not only have a standard of living, but standards for making a living. And every now and then we find ourselves bumping up against them.

We shouldn’t pass off these occasions too lightly. They are opportunities to further refine our standards, to ask ourselves what we would—and what we wouldn’t—do for money. The answer can help us define Who We Are and what we believe.

Our beliefs, after all, are not mere theological “speculations.” They’re what we do. They’re the priorities we establish, the values we demonstrate by our willingness to sacrifice our time and possessions on some things, less so for others.

What often surprises us is how easily we sacrifice what are presumably “higher” values—honesty, friendship, peace of mind—in pursuit of money. Which means we value money more, we “believe” in money more. We end up “serving” money in ways not unlike many ancient cultures served their idols.

But what happened to them need not happen to us.

My first priority is to learn and do what The Universe calls me to do. The money will follow.

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The above meditation is taken from Going Boldly on Your Inner Voyage © 1999-2004, IF Books.

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