Pea Soup and Money?

A reader just wrote to me saying she has a fridge full of lemons and is going to make lemonade precisely how I describe in my book — a magic formula of mixing and sipping —  banishing bad money luck while inviting riches into your life. She’s not looking for a lot, but a bit of “found money” would be very welcome.

Meanwhile, she shared an old French Canadian custom, which calls for eating pea soup on New Year’s Day so you’ll be financially secure in the coming year. Apparently, she laughed, the “secret” is in the fact pea soup is so cheap that anyone who will make a meal of it will automatically save on the food. Or, this Canadian belief could be related to the Southern tradition of eating black-eyed peas for money luck, which has worked for centuries.

Give the pea soup a try. If you don’t want to wait for the new year, pick a date (your birthday or some other special day) and declare it your new year. Even if it doesn’t work, you’ll be all the richer for the experience and its creamy, warm broth! And, in the end, wealth is defined, not only by money, but by single moments, pure and true.

Under the Full Moon

Friday, September 4 is the next full moon. What an opportunity to invite money into your life. All you have to do is Dance, ask for what you want, and do it with conviction. Here's what to do: empty your wallet, go outside in view of the moon, and wave your empty wallet while you ask for money and do a little jig. You can sway, hip hop or tap; it doesn't matter. Just do it with feeling. In my book, Dancing Under the Full Moon, I tell you about a woman named Elaine Stone, who goes out every month, waves her empty wallet under the full moon and says "Fill 'er up" three times. According to her, it works 98% of the time. Not bad odds. And certainly worth trying, don't you think?

Do you have a Full Moon story or ritual to share? I'd love to hear it.  - ps

Today's Affirmations

Every day, since beginning work on my book, Dancing Under the Full Moon, I've made a practice of consciously reciting an affirmation about my belief in myself and in the universe's ability to provide me with opportunities for increased money. I don't just say the words . . . I don't just throw them out like the crumbs from my morning's breakfast — I concentrate on them, I own them, I try hard to believe them and I imagine the words floating from my lips out into the universe, on a soft breeze, ready to be heard, ready to be imagined and made true. Here are two I particularly enjoy saying over and over again: Everything I touch is a success;  My income is constantly increasing.

Wonderful things have begun happening since I've engaged the universe in my plan for monetary success. My new book is finding an audience, I've gotten a couple of new copywriting clients, and my stock portfolio has risen!!

Do you have a favorite affirmation? If so, please share it here.  - ps