Story 12:
In March 2022, on the beach of Newport in the state of Oregon, the Sylvia Beach Hotel celebrated its 35th anniversary.
This hotel was originally built between 1910 to 1913, and it was named the New Cliff House. Later it was renamed as the Hotel Gilmore.
In the 80s, both Goody Cable and Sally Ford had the burning desire to purchase this hotel and transform it into a book lover’s dream place.
They had also wanted to make this hotel a tribute to Sylvia Beach, the owner of Shakespeare & Co. Bookstore in Paris, during the 20s and 30s.
The root word for “desire” is “of the Father.” They both knew this hotel was a calling from above as a contribution to humanity.
But they didn’t have the funds to complete the purchase.
They applied for one mortgage loan after another, and they did this 30 times and were rejected 30 times.
Still, burned with the passion inside, they held a vision of a unique boutique hotel that would entertain book lovers and writers.
They kept applying for a loan while the going seemed impossible.
Finally, after submitting their 31st loan application, they received a breakthrough. The universe responded to their passion and conspired with a montage company.
With the final approval of the loan, they closed the sales of the hotel.
And the rest was history, as they both enjoyed sunset walks by the beach, created each unique room, and greeted book lovers from all over the world.
Lesson:
Your ardent passion and unwavering persistence are money.
Money is a spiritual energy. Where your passion is your power. Money is just a byproduct of your focused power serving the world.
Before you ask God for more money, ask yourself what excites you each day. If money is not an equation, what would you mostly want to do or be, day-to-day?
What do you value the most in your life that you’ll do anything to preserve without compromises?
Goody and Sally loved good reads so much that they created a retreat for writers and readers. They were financially rewarded for their passion to serve others and persistent effort to manifest their desire.
There is a prosperity law in the Bible that says to remember the Lord who gives you the power to get wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18).
I took this teaching and ran with it!
While working on any job, I knew I had created it through Spirit. The company was not the source of my income, but rather, a channel for my income.
God or Source is my instant and constant supply of my abundance.
This spiritual understanding freed me from being attached to any job and motivated me to give my very best while on it.
The more I increased my values in service, through uplifting attitude, concise communications, and total attention to people, the more I was compensated.
Years ago at a job interview, I was the least qualified candidate. However, all my years of personal development impressed the panel managers.
As I walked to my car after the interview, I received an email from my later direct manager, “Loved your energy and insights. We look forward to working with you.”
I got the job, and better, the managers raised my pay rate as if I were there for four years, not as a new hire.
If you’re not excited about where you are in a job, you have a choice. You can change perspectives about it and find new happiness, or quit and go somewhere where you’re valued and appreciated.
Why? Because you’re essentially a spiritual energy being! If your energy is not channeled to passion, love, and happiness, the money flow will be blocked.
As you passionately and consistently love to serve, you’ll increase in people. The more you bring value to them and empower them, the more you’ll be financially rewarded, through expected and unexpected sources.
Spiritual teacher Alan Cohen couldn’t have said it better,
“You’ll be paid for your services in proportion to the depth of your passion to offer them.”
There is a passion inside of you. What it is?
Once you find it, don’t hide it! Share it and serve with it consistently. If you believe the kingdom of heaven is within you, so is the money that is hidden in you. Bring it out and enjoy the ride!
Now open the money doors for affirmations:
I AM passionately being me.
I AM so good at empowering people.
I AM richly rewarded for my outstanding service.
Let the money truth be engraved in your heart.
Your passion and tenacity to serve are MONEY.