“I bargained with life for a penny And Life would pay no more, However I begged at evening When I counted my scanty store.

For Life is a just employer, He gives you what you ask, But once you have set wages, Why, you must bear task.

I worked for a menial’s hire, Only to learn, dismayed, That any wage I had asked of Life, Life would have willingly paid.”

Do you see life as being willing to pay a penny’s worth of value? Or more? The Universe won’t second-guess you. If you only ask for a penny, it will assume you know what you want, and be accommodating enough to give it to you.

Ourselves. This might be hardest of all. Do we see ourselves as average? Stuck? Not as smart, or not good enough? Then we’re not. But even our self-limiting beliefs are comfortable. They become part of our identity. But these beliefs have gotten us into whatever position we’re in. If we want to change that position, we’ve got to change thinking. If I want new furniture in my living room, I need to get rid of old furniture to make room, no matter how comfortable I’ve gotten with it. If I want new thoughts in my head, I need to sacrifice old ones.

So sacrifice isn’t such an awful thing. Its short-term pain makes room for long-term growth. And as long as we know where we’re growing to, it’s a process to welcome.

So if Creator sees us all same, who determines our level of success? Who is in control of our financial future? That’s right, it must be us. Ourselves. (Is that a little scary?)

But if we’ve created situation we’re currently settling for, we can create a different one, right? Moreover, prospering isn’t just a possibility, it’s our birthright. We can claim it from universe with no compunction, no remorse, no guilt.

There’s no worry that perhaps we don’t deserve it.

We do, just because we are.