Set your goals like a child....

Last year we bought a piggy bank for our 4 year old daughter to teach her the importance of saving. Whenever we have loose change, we would give it to her to put the money in. I asked her what does she wants to do with the money once it is full, she says she wants to go to America to see Dora (a cartoon character, in case you didn't know!) I told her that she needs to keep on saving and to have a few other piggy banks before she can go and she seems fine with it. Ever since then, she would remind me to give her my loose change and she would happily put the money in her nice pink piggy bank.

On one occasion, she wanted a particular toy and I told her that I will not be buying anymore toys as she has more than enough to play with, but if she wanted the toy, she would have to use the money from her piggy bank. I asked her to think about it: if she wanted the toy NOW, or go to America LATER. She thought about it for a while, and then she said she will wait to go to America. I was glad she made this choice.

In our quest to cultivate abundance, one of the key things to recognize is to work towards our long term goals and not lose sight of it even with easy distractions around us. Most people want quick fixes and instant gratification -- this is why people are always joining the long queques at the lottery outlets! The reality is that abundance consciousness is only attained through a process, it doesn't happen overnight, it is a combination of right thinking, right feelings and right actions.

I am sure my daughter will eventually get to fulfill her dreams to go to America, and I hope by then she will also recognize that Dora is only a cartoon character! Lol!