While attending a James Ray “Harmonic Wealth Weekend” conference, I was witness to an amazing, heartwarming thing.  The subject was Money, and James was talking about our fears around it.  He gave us (the 500 attendees) an assignment.  He asked all of us to pull out of our wallets all the money we were willing to INVEST IN OURSELVES.  Then he had us wad it up in one hand so nobody could see what we had, then go around the room and exchange handfuls of money.  There were 500 people dancing around the room passing money from one hand to another like a game of musical chairs.

The interesting thing was, on the first pass, there was a huge hesitation to let our own money go from our fingers…everyone felt it.  But once that money was long gone, and the fistfuls came and went from one person to another the mood changed dramatically.  The game became fun, like sitting at a slot machine…someone was going to hit big, why not me?  Some handfuls were obviously bigger than others, some just had a few coins, but they quickly moved on to the next open hand as we danced throughout the room.

After the game was over and we were back in our seats, everyone counted up there “winnings” and we were to discuss how we felt about what had happened.  James then asked a few people to stand up and talk about the experience in front of everyone.  The first woman talked about how liberating it was because she was “up” over $200 from what she started with.  The next guy stood up and began crying because he’d just lost everything he had…his gas money to get home.  James brought this man on stage and began working him through his fears around money, which was a very emotional journey for him and everyone that could relate to him.

While this was going on, I noticed a stir within the audience.  A bag was being passed around as a collection to give him to replace what he’d lost and get him home. When the bag came to me, I tossed in the money I had from “winning” the game, and to my own surprise, it was without hesitation.  So I’m thinking, I hesitated to put all I had in my wallet to INVEST IN MYSELF, yet when someone was in need, I didn’t think twice!

At the end of his time on stage they presented him with a bag, and a box FULL of cash!  I later heard from one of the staff that it turned out to be over $2600.  There was not a dry eye in the house and everyone was cheering for this guy for the breakthrough he had with James, as well as for his newly found wealth.

It really goes to show how we as human beings band together for one another when there is crisis.  We’ve seen it when tragic events happen, like 9/11, natural disasters, etc… but in an event such as this one, I was really touched at how willing 500 total strangers were to give away what we had to help make some magic for someone.  I do believe it is our nature to BE THERE for one another.  We were not meant to do life alone.  We need each other, as brothers and sisters in this great life.

What happens to us in our daily lives that make us unconsciously unwilling to help others?  No spare time?  No spare change?  I think not.  We all have something to offer, no matter how small.  I challenge you to do some little thing today that can change the course of someone else’s life.  Why?  BECAUSE WE CAN!

Share your experiences with us!  I want to hear your comments.