1. Is it true?
I think so. I think that a lot of people would agree. And I can see how I have believed that.

2. Can you absolutely know that it is true?
No. I don’t know what other people think people with a lot of money should do. Maybe I got the idea from hearing a few people’s opinions but by no means do I know it from the majority of people nor do I know if that is REALLY what they believe.

3. How do you react when you think that thought?
I’ll answer that from my time as a financial business consultant.
Annoyed. With resistance. With resentment against the people that expect me to pick up the bill. I get harder. Yeah, I am annoyed even though they may not even have said anything. I just despise the attitude. I strike out at them. I think of them as losers.

I also feel bad about myself for not wanting to share. I see myself as a stingy person, a miser. And then I mentally attack them again for "making me feel bad".

How have you lived your life because you believed that thought?
I have wanted to hide how much money I have. And who knows, maybe subconsciously that’s why I left my high-paying job and stopped making money… Wow!

4. Who would you be without the thought?
I would enjoy having a lot of money. I would bathe in it. I would share when I feel moved to. And I wouldn’t if I didn’t. I would express empathy for people with little money. And I wouldn’t see them as expecting me to invite them or help them pay their bills.

That feels very liberating and joyful. Yeah, I could enjoy having a lot of money.

Turnarounds:
People with a lot of money are not expected to pay more.

People with little money are expected to pay more.

I just want to sit with number 4 for now and come back to the turnarounds later.