You Were Born Rich - Buried Dreams
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You were born rich with tools and to transform your life into what you want. There's just one thing in the way, and that is you. This life you are living is the result of years of negativity and neglect. You've created and bought tools to deal with the pain and suffering of our culture. These tools are television, denial, alcohol and other depressants. For other people it's overcommitment, caffeine and the you can have it all lifestyle magazines to aspire towards.
by RoxanneWehr


You were born rich with tools and to transform your life into what you want. There's just one thing in the way, and that is you. This life you are living is the result of years of negativity and neglect. You've created and bought tools to deal with the pain and suffering of our culture. These tools are television, denial, alcohol and other depressants. For other people it's overcommitment, caffeine and the you can have it all lifestyle magazines to aspire towards.

You shop for pleasure only to feel guilty later since you shouldn't really afford it. You want to be that person in the advertisement, though. Not a care in the world. Unfortunately, the advertisements aren't real. They don't care about you; just about separating you from your money.

Why did life turn out this way? Well, you have been listening to everyone but yourself. You've listened to family, to teachers and, of course, to your boss. These folks have a huge vested interest in your performance, not well being, your performance. They don't get pats on the back for making sure you're happy. I know it's hard to hear.

There is, however, a way to insulate yourself from the negativity. First, you must stop trying to live up to other people's expectations of you. This will be hard and you must do this incrementally to save your sanity. Switching from a consumer drone to an self serving individual will take time. Your attitude will have to change. People will be upset of your transformation and will readily give you their opinions. All of this will be hard to take.

But there is hope. You already have a map of how to fix things. They live in your dreams. You just have to pay attention to see what your true potential is.

Take, for instance, a bookstore. You've always felt right at home surrounded by books. Maybe you were meant to work with books at a library, a bookstore or even as a writer or editor of books. What if you are always transfixed by black and white photographs? Do you think photography is destined to be a part of your world maybe as a photographer or graphic designer? The signs are living in your dreams.

You have to chose to start. Waiting for someone to tell you what to do next will not get you anywhere you want to go. In order to get started, find a mentor, coach or support group that knows what your going through. Get started now.

DISCLAIMER: This article is provided as information only and is not to be taken as financial advice.