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I often hear people say, "If only I had more money, I could be happy/comfortable/satisfied (you fill in the feeling)." But the fact is, money does not determine your feelings. Those eminate from deep inside of you. They are your habitual response to the world around you and act as the bridge between your internal and external worlds.

If you were to suddenly be given a large some of money, you would probably be elated. But if habitual feelings of shame, aloneness, anger, and deprivation remain buried inside of you, that elation could easily be replaced by your habitual feelings. You would have more money, but you would also have your habitual feelings.
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