Charging for a Spiritual Service
So a long time ago, around 12 years now, when i first started offering readings, i of course offered them for free, because charging would just not be acceptable. in the society of today? right?... No, This couldn’t be further from the truth…
So why did it feel bad for me to charge people for the service i was providing them.
In the beginning it made me feel empowered, like it was righteous of me to give away what i had to offer. But then people made me feel like i owed it to them and then i suddenly had been given this sense of duty and obligation, and soon enough I was sacrificing a lot more of my time than i wanted to.
Although i love what i do with all of my heart, and i’m passionately dedicated to my spiritual practice, it started to put strains on me. I would find myself giving away more and more of my time than i previously dedicated to it. I found that these people drained me, and expected me to give more of my services and time like it was owed to them.
When i reached of age I started to charge a fee for my services, this caused a lot of friction in what i was experiencing. You see money is just a tool that we use to place worth on something. By me giving away so much of myself people didn’t put value on me instead they selfishly used me. If someone has been given something for free they don’t hold value to it.
I started to charge a reasonable price because it was no longer empowering to give away so much of myself, my time is valuable and so are my services that I provide. In order for me to continue providing people with my services, I turned my passion into into my business. I am a person like everybody else, people wouldn’t expect a doctor to donate or give away his/her services for free, and to still work a regular job, no because where would the doctor find the energy to do so.
So many people expect those in the spiritual fields to give/ donate their time and energy to you for free… But even if we wanted to, it’s not feasible to do so. Is it fair that we are expected to donate free time to do this, as well as hold a full time job that is considered worthy of being paid, its simply not possible, we would have no energy and very little time to do so. Like i just mentioned,, would you expect a doctor to give his time for free as well as to work another job, no, you would not expect that, so you see there is no difference.
Why is it seen as okay to assign value to a physical object and not assign value to a spiritual service. Physical things are none other than an extension to that which is spiritual.
If I dedicate my time, energy, money, heart and soul into my spiritual practice just like that of any other professional with their chosen trade, why is it seen to hold less value? I’m giving and adding value to your life like that of a doctor, just in a different way, break away from such limiting beliefs.
Choosing to assign monetary value to my services is not the same as deciding what i’m worth, if people do not find worth on the service i’ve placed monetary value on, they do not need to buy it. If people do not see value in what they are buying they do not need to buy it. It’s through your own choice to buy something or not, to place value in something or not.
I’m not saying everyone will pay the price of the service, because people value different things. There will be people that do value what it is that’s being offered and will place value on it to pay that price. If it feels like a risk for them to pay that money for what’s being offered its up to that person to decide whether or not its worth what they are going to get out of it.
I guess what i am trying to say is that a service is a service none should hold different status its all the same, its up to the individual to decide whether it’s of value.
There are people out there that are willing to contribute what it is i am doing and offering, and place value upon that. You see money enables us to contribute to other peoples thriving, we do it each and every time we spend money. When we spend money on joy, things that bring us joy, it actually helps the flow of positivity on this planet.
When we go to purchase something, that purchase, no matter what it is, is helping someone somewhere in this world thrive. That Someone that helped make that purchase your buying, that someone who delivered that purchase, that someone who thought up and created that purchase, no matter what part they played in it you are helping that someone somewhere in this world - thrive.
Think of an ipad/mobile phone or car even, so many different factors went into creating it. there are parts that are made by different people all over the world that came together in creating the very thing you are purchasing. By you purchasing that item no matter what it is, service, object, art, device, food or drink you playing a part in helping that person thrive, that person with the money they earn can then take it and place it in something else to help someone else thrive. you see money is not negative it’s quite spiritual, it pays to look at things from a different perspective.
So when you think about spending money, don’t hold negative feelings towards it, know that money is constantly flowing in to our life, out of our life then back into our life again. Know and be happy that every penny you spend goes towards someones dream, success and ability to thrive, in a world thats only just surviving. Open your mind and look beyond what’s in front of you to see the bigger picture at play.
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