At first glance, having a stable financial safety net can seem like a prudent and responsible choice. Most financial advisors advocate for maintaining six months’ worth of cash reserves to cover life’s essentials.
But is this concept of “safety money” truly providing the security you need, or is it an invisible chain holding you back from realising your dreams and evolving into your authentic self?
We delve into the intricacies of safety money and its impact on our lives. Tracy shares her own personal journey, explaining how the allure of a secure office job as an accountant kept her from fully embracing her passion—healing through herbal medicine. She was making it comfortable for herself and not fulfilling her dreams.
what do you think is really going on?
From a young age, societal and familial conditioning often instils the belief that a stable office job is synonymous with security. For many, this belief is a legacy passed down from parents or grandparents who lived through times of economic hardship, where steady employment meant survival.
However, this deeply ingrained notion can create a misleading sense of security, trapping individuals in a cycle of predictability that stifles their true potential and joy.
The constant need to return to a safety net whenever faced with challenges becomes a recurring, self-defeating pattern. Our minds are hardwired to seek safety through predictability, feeding us thoughts designed to keep us within our comfort zones. This mental conditioning roots us in fear, making any deviation from the norm feel overwhelmingly risky, even when it leads to greater fulfilment and happiness.
breaking free
To break free from the grip of safety money, it’s crucial to re-evaluate the meaning and value we attach to it. It is vitally important to evolve your identity to align with your true passion. Through conscious effort and self-awareness, you can redefine safety to encompass personal growth and the pursuit of your soul’s whispers.
Maintaining balance is key. For some, having a day job while building a passion project can help regulate the nervous system and create a business from a space of ease and grace.
However, it’s vital to monitor your thoughts and beliefs around safety money, ensuring they don’t confine your potential or diminish your dreams.
Answer the call
Evolving your identity can liberate you from outdated notions of safety and allow you to build a life that not only sustains you financially but also nourishes your spirit.
So, yes, create the pot of emergency money. Fund your dream through work, but know and watch out for the meaning you’ve assigned for it.
If you’re thinking, oh, that could be me, if there’s a quiet, still voice urging you to evolve your identity, and it’s accompanied by the insistent howl of your mind telling you, let’s not do that, your soul is ready to evolve. Are you going to answer the call?