I stepped away from politics a few months back because I realized that the time I spent debating this issue or the qualifications of that politician were only serving as a distraction to me in my daily life. My calling is not politics nor do I see the point in being immersed in the muck 24/7 a worthwhile pursuit given the nature of my life's purpose and the other responsibilities I have.

So, needless to say, I have not been paying attention to all the hoopla surrounding the anointing of the new president, Barack Obama. It is irrelevant for me personally what he says, how he says it, and how people react to what he does or says. Why? Because he is not the end-all-be-all authority in the Universe. Lest your eyes begin to glaze over because your mind sees this turning into a sermon, fear not.

I am of the belief that we spend too much time looking to the external for our happiness and livelihood. The truth of the matter is that everything we truly need in life comes from within ourselves. We don't need Washington to take care of us. We don't need Washington to keep us safe. We don't need Washington to tell us how to live our lives. In short, Washington should be and is irrelevant.

If you think about it, even the idea that taxes going up and down is going to cripple us personally doesn't make sense, at least not in the Universal way. To the Universe, prosperity and abundance are not a zero sum game. By that, I mean that I don't lose money if you make money. The current morass over Wall Street and Congress is the result of poverty consciousness-type thinking that says that the only way to make money for ourselves is through our joe job and what we gamble with in the stock market. There are limitless sources of prosperity to come into our lives if we just remain open to them.

Just look at what you are reading right now. You are reading an article that I wrote and submitted a website called Xomba. The article is "monetized" with Google AdSense and there is a revenue-sharing setup with the owners of Xomba and me over the ads. I didn't need to put on a suit and commute to a cubicle or stuffy office to make it happen. All it took is for me to consider the topic, type some words, and hit submit. This is but one of the hundreds of money-making opportunities available--again if you are open to them.

Consider this. If you need $2500 a month to pay the mortgage/rent and car payment, put food on the table, and take care of everything else, but all you make is $2500 because you are locked into the mindset that your joe job is the only source of income available to you, of course you are going to freak out if some politician is talking about raising taxes. Of course you are going to listen to every Tom, Dick, and Harry as they blast Barack Obama over what his tax policies claim to be or not to be.

However, contrast that with believing that the Universe will provide you with everything that you need when you need it. You are not locked into the belief that your joe job is the only source of prosperity and abundance available to you. Keeping your mind open affords you more opportunities. When some talking head says something about Barack Obama, you can respond with a calm "So?" because you know deep-down that what happens in Washington is irrelevant to your livelihood.

In closing, don't buy into the hype and hysteria over what you cannot control. Keeping your mind keeps your options open and nothing else will matter.