Money. We may not be loaded, but it is—with all kinds of baggage. We have to deal with money every day, in ways small and large, pleasurable and stressful. How do we cultivate perspective? It’s no small challenge. Because money is bound up with concepts of success, self-worth, and entitlement, we often approach it with confusion. We may know intellectually that we are not what we own, and that our lives are not equal to what we earn, but the conditioning we experience goes deep and is reinforced regularly. The truth is, no matter how much of it we have, we all navigate tremendous internal and external pressures about money. Getting free requires an equally tremendous commitment. Inquiry is a constructive place to start. It’s critical to ask ourselves how we got where we are and how we want it to change. We need to take the time to define our core values, what we truly want money to accomplish in our lives, and how much we actually need. Here are three avenues of inquiry that can help you build a more conscious relationship with money.