Hi, this is against everyone with Connor Habib. Money is a way in which we are all connected,

an expression of the intertwining of humanity. So when we ask ourselves questions about money,

often it brings us into questions about the world, about how each of us as an individual relates to everybody else.

Often this journey from the individual to the all, from the me to the multitude, has a feeling

of walking in infinite loop. Perhaps we start by worrying about ourselves and our ability to make enough money in turbulent times,

and as we continue, we notice that we're coming up with all sorts of justifications for why we should make that money, why we deserve that money.

Then we find ourselves rounding a curve into feelings of guilt since there are so many in the world who are in need.

Why should we ourselves be the ones making money when they can't?

Then we're back in our own needs and wants.

In other words, we're right back where we started.

All of this is exacerbated when world events that

seem intense to us rise up. If time is money, when we live in turbulent times, we will experience

money as turbulence. Having plenty of money is no guarantee that the passage will be any smoother.

Perhaps the challenges will come in different ways or be less immediate and threatening,

but it's impossible to deny that those challenges are there, and they can be frustrating or frightening.

I've had people who have hired me for consultation and guidance talk with me

about their acute awareness that in making large amounts of money, they feel a separation from

others. In these cases, often the only option they feel they have is to unplug from the world,

to use money as an escape hatch from human

connection. That generally leaves people feeling out of touch in a way that sooner or later

becomes intolerable. If they've somehow managed to use their money to block out compassion

and togetherness, they can even end up making the world more divided and

...