Do you struggle with seeing yourself as a worthy investment? Be honest. Because if you’re anything like most people, you’ve been told it’s better to give than to receive. Support others and put yourself second, help someone else shine and dim yours down because you don’t want to be seen as a “show-off” or a threat.

Pretty strong beliefs.

And powerful enough to stop most of us from feeling the freedom to truly invest in ourselves and see ourselves as worthy of our own time, love, education and support. You might be wondering what truly stops us from going all in, going for broke and shining our light. Follow along with me as I shed some light on this all-too-common dilemma.

Have you ever noticed how most people today struggle with seeing themselves as a worthy investment?

I sure have.

They’ll daydream about a course, workshop, class or weekend intensive they want to do and how it will greatly impact their current life, but when push comes to shove, it rarely happens.

In my experience it has nothing to do with the age old excuses of time and money. Although those are handy to use at times, the truth is there are deeper underlying beliefs around worthiness and success/failure.

In fact, it’s common to see someone spend enormous amounts of money, time and energy on another person (valuable commodities, indeed) rather than actually earmark money and resources for bettering themselves.

The undeniable desire to learn more. An inner pull to pursue higher education, trainings, seminars, workshops, certifications, or courses. A deep longing for mastering a specialty or interest that you may have deemed “silly or frivolous”, yet you know that’s not true. Your eyes and heart are open to the unlimited possibilities this “soul gift” offers you of a rich and rewarding life.

Symbolically, the eight comes immediately after the seven in our soul's journey.  Again, eights are choices. Metaphorically, it symbolizes the infinity sign turned on its side.  

Now that you have been "awakened" to a new way of thinking and feeling, you are ready for the next step.  There is not one exact step to take.  

This represents a time to think expansively. There are unlimited, expansive steps available. None of them are wrong. Just shift your thinking from no choices to an infinite number of choices. 

In this case, the Eight of Earth's message coming through loud and clear is to pursue education.  This is the card of further study.  It could be in a completely new area or it could be to further dive into an interest you currently have.