Limiting Perceptions

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Its interesting how we get certain things in our mind about who we are…and what we can accomplish. I had a major revelation today (and excuse…because this is so elementary) but I realized that growing up poor has affected my perception about what I am capable of.

I've known this at some level, because we hear it so often. You know, all that talk about the messages we receive in childhood. But, as I'm going about doing a financial inventory – really taking stock of all the wreckage of my finances. No credit card debt – but a foreclosure, and tens of thousands of dollars of medical bills. (Though –thankful I have my life, don't know how I will pay that debt.)




But I realized that as these bills come past my home office desk, I feel unable to pay them. Where will this money come from? I don't have money! My husband is out of work! I have only my income! A song a majority of America is singing.

But I do have money. I have a great job. I just have this PERCEPTION that I am poor. I am not poor. I make well above the median income for people in my area…at my age…in my circumstances. There are millions of American's who do far more, with far less. I just FEEL poor. And it limits me. It alters every decision that I make.

How many of my PERCEPTIONS limit what I am capable of in my life?

This is what I'm getting to the bottom of.