This is a very important question you should be answering. After all it is "your life" you should be one designing it and being happy with it. So many people seem to think they should feel guilty if they aren't always following someone else's plan. Does it really make sense to please others yet not please yourself? I sure don't think so. Now I do agree you may want to compensate to some degree to please others but not to degree of being unhappy about kind of life you lead.

It took me a few years to finally come to that conclusion when I was in my early forties. You see my Dad was owner of a very successful family florist business. He wanted to eventually pass it on to me. In my earlier years that was an exciting thought but as I grew older I began to have my doubts.

I started working part time in business at a very early age. That was usually during major holidays and some special functions. When I went to high school I was on regular payroll and working as much as thirty hours a week. After two years of college I was drafted into U.S.Army so I was out of picture for two years. I spent a lot of time thinking during that time what I would do when I finally returned home.

Polarity is a universal law. The law of polarity contends that everything has its polar opposite. The scales of life assures existence of polar opposites. In conjunction with Law of Rhythm, everything returns where it begins. Like a pendulum swinging, this is life. Meaning those things that begin with great expectations manifest greatness. Those things that begin with purpose for serving humanity and greater good manifest as beacons of light.

Everyone who researches field of human potential, human development, personal development, religion, philosophy...at some point crosses concept of a human emotion often called fear. It is comfortable for us to talk about fear of poverty, however, we ignore our fear of abundance.

The reality is, if you fear poverty, then you fear its polar opposite--abundance. If you fear poverty you fear wealth and abundance. All these fears congest our lives and we are literally paralyzed.

Fear impacts our expectations. The principle of Expectations is linked to Law of Abundance hence, "so a man thinketh so he is." The principle of Expectations contends that energy follows thought. If you fear poverty, then somewhere inside, you believe you will live in poverty. Consequently, energy has followed this thought and in due time, your expectation of poverty actualizes.

Now connection between fear of poverty and fear of abundance. Let's just end this debate right now. No one wants to live in poverty. Poverty means you have very limited options, and no assets. When you live in poverty, you struggle and have limited options. Moreover, poverty means your basic needs are at threat, limited, or diminished. Even those who take a vow of poverty for religious or spiritual purposes have there basic needs met.

So why would anyone have a fear of abundance? Some people believe that abundance and wealth would only lead to corruption and destruction of human spirit. Not one person who is corrupted or on path of destruction is living abundant life. NOT ONE. Abundance is not just about material wealth, however, it does not exclude material wealth!

Abundance is about living healthy, vibrant, with purpose, resources, meaningful relationships, and a strong sense of our true self. Material wealth is a manifestation of mental and spiritual wealth that lies within individual. We should not concern ourselves with fear that material wealth will corrupt us. Material wealth, including money, will only make you more of what you already are.