The Difference Between a Shopaholic and An Abundance Enjoyer

The relationship you have with money is to a large extent a reflection upon the relationship you have with yourself. There are many different money types. Some are healthy, many are not healthy at all. They can result in bankruptcy, illness due to stress and financial victimization.

One of the most common unhealthy money types is that of the Shopaholic. There is a meaningful distinction between someone who can afford to - and does - buy and enjoy lots of beautiful things. The Abundance Enjoyer appreciates herself, the world she lives in and the life she gets to live. What she appreciates appreciates.

The Shopaholic, on the other hand, doesn't appreciate herself. In fact she's often very disconnected from the greatness within her. She shops so she can feel better about herself and her circumstance. Typically her closet is full of clothes, many of which still have the tags hanging from them. She believes that if she just buys this one more Prada bag, THEN she'll be seen as good enough, respected enough, valued enough. And she wastes a lot of money in the relentless pursuit of enough-ness.

A Shopaholic relationship with money and self isn't limited to women. Society tends to attribute different words and attitudes to men who run up their credit cards in such a way. Women shop. Men COLLECT.

If any part of the Shopaholic (or Collector) is within you know this: Nothing outside of you can give you what you want and need the most. If you want to be seen as good enough you have to feel and believe that you are good enough. If you want to be respected and valued you have to first respect and value yourself. There isn't a Prada bag in the world that comes packaged with self-respect.

I'm not against Prada bags. I rather like them. It is the energy you have around the bag, around your purchase, that determines whether or not you have a healthy or unhealthy relationship with it. If you buy the bag because you like its beauty, utility and you can easily afford it - enjoy it! If, however, you're buying the bag because you think it will somehow make you or the quality of your experience better then you're really no different than the addict constantly searching for her next feel good hit. Its time to develop a self-worth that rivals your net worth.

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Inner Wealth Coach, Personal Growth Expert, Author & Speaker, Valery Satterwhite teaches inheritors and suddenly wealthy how to transcend the paradox of privilege to become a fuller, more complete, self-actualized unique individual. Clients learn how develop a sense of self-worth that matches or exceeds their net-worth. Complimentary eBook: http://www.MoxieTherapy.com

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