Having enough money is a personal opinion that is often associated with strong emotional ties about one's self-worth and definition of success.  But money has a stronger association with our concept of personal power.  Money gives us power in the world because it gives us a certain ability to make an impact on the world around us.  Our relationship with money reflects how we feel about our power to affect the world.  The more comfortable we are with being powerful, the more money we are likely to create in our lives.   If you have chronic financial problems take a deep, honest look at your feelings about power.  If we have a yearning for power, we are really compensating for a fundamental feeling of powerlessness and may be driven by the unconscious desire to avoid our deep feelings of fear and helplessness.  By consciously acknowledging our fear and vulnerability we can begin the healing process that leads to a true feeling of abundance.  If we are afraid of our power, we may unconsciously keep ourselves from making much money since having money is to have power.  Struggling with financial need is a very effective way to keep ourselves feeling powerless and avoiding the risks we may associate with power.  Ask yourself what part of you might be unconsciously making the choice to remain financially needy.  A key thing to realize is that we need not go to extremes.  We need to find a balance between becoming completely swept up in worldly power and denying or disowning our personal power.  Source: Creating True Prosperity by Shakti Gawain.