One time, my daughter was hired for her first part time job as a store clerk at Starbucks. I thought she was happy to get the job, but when she came home, her face was full of anxiety. When I asked her what was wrong, she looked very serious and said
“I’m afraid to go into the cash register. What if I make a mistake when I calculate the change?”
I, who had worked as an accountant for many years, almost blurted out, “Are you kidding me?, but then I stopped for a moment to clean with it.
Then I remembered the identity of money.
In Ho’oponopono, we learn that every being has an identity.
And that each being shares a memory.
In other words, I don’t know what memories my daughter is re-experiencing through calculating the money.
We don’t know how the money itself came to be, how it was touched by the emotions and intentions of the people who made the mistake, or that there was some life-threatening problem in the past due to a lack of money or a miscalculation.
When we feel anxious or uncomfortable about something, we try to find the cause.
But the real cause is something we cannot understand.
Money has an identity.
When we meet someone for the first time, we try to understand who they are by cleaning and listening to what they have to say.
What about money?
We come into contact with money on a daily basis.
Hardly a day goes by when we don’t deal with money.
Most of the time, we try to relate to money as if its sufficiency is the most important thing, but even if we don’t know whether it holds memories of pain, how it has been treated, and for what purpose it has been used, we can clean with it before we interact with it. By doing so, our relationship with money can change in surprising ways.
If the thought of money makes you anxious, heavy-headed, or very bad at doing math, this is the perfect time to clean your relationship with money.
In the face of the feelings of fear, of uncertainty, we can say, “I see you, I see you.” You can start by having a conversation like that.
In addition, in the business class, you can learn how to actually use what we call tools to practice how you can clean your money, your financial activities, your job, your role in society, and so on.
For me, this is a more important tool for living than any certification, and it is something that supports me at all times.
Peace
Christine Leimakamae Chu
