What happens when spiritual service meets the very real cost of doing the work? We go straight at the tension between worthiness, pricing, and integrity, using a Facebook post that sparked judgment as our doorway into a deeper practice. Along the way, we unpack how scarcity hides under the mask of compassion, why victimhood and entitlement are two sides of the same coin, and how receiving can be a courageous act that keeps communities resourced.I share the unglamorous realities behind “free” offerings—studio rent, mics, childcare, editing—and why valuing peace, presence, and transformation means funding them. We explore practical discernment: invest where you feel loved and supported; withdraw from containers that are aloof, withholding, or unkind. If money is permission and power, then where we spend becomes culture-making. That’s how we move from judgment to agency and from burnout to sustainable service.We also get personal about healing money shame. Charging isn’t a betrayal of love; it’s what allows love to keep showing up. When we receive well, we can offer sliding scales, scholarships, and robust free resources without hollowing ourselves out. Using touchstones from yoga philosophy and A Course in Miracles, we frame miracles as shifts in perception: from not enough to sufficiency, from isolation to circulation, from fear to trust.If you’re a teacher, healer, or seeker wrestling with “How dare I charge?” or “Why does this trigger me?”, this conversation offers grounded tools and a compassionate mirror. Come for the stories; stay for the reframe that helps you align your values, your prices, and your impact.If this resonated, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs this reframe, and leave a review so more listeners can find us. Then tell us: what belief about worth or money are you ready to release?

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