Thoughts on Abundance for Personal Empowerment
Copyright 2006 Marshall House
Abundance resonates with creativity and living from the overflow
and knowing there is enough. It is a consciousness in which no
fear exists. Abundance relates to self-esteem, prosperity, time,
relationships, career, nature, money, vacations, rest, work,
sexuality, laughter, confidence. Everything!!!
Abundance: What it is; What it isn't Here's a concept that is
the basis of many of my thoughts and practices about abundance:
Abundance and money are not the same. Nor is either the same as
prosperity. We can learn about abundance using money as a
vehicle, but the two are not synonymous. I believe that if we
all unhook from the belief that money and prosperity and
abundance are the same, we will experience more of all three!
Each of us has a right to be inundated with all three, if that
is our desire.
Someone can have lots of money, yet live in poverty
consciousness. Someone can easily meet financial commitments,
yet feel sadly lacking in confidence or friends or competence or
joy. We can use anything to experience abundance: dead leaves in
the forest, the ocean, food, mountains, paper, trust, money,
confidence, skills, anything! Abundance is about unlimited
consciousness, not physical things. The consciousness of
abundance creates those things.
About an Over-arching Intention I advocate identifying an
intention for all new explorations and ventures. Intention is
the energy or consciousness from which actions emerge. An
over-arching intention is a broad intention that can guide your
vision and direction. Here are a few suggestions for statements
of intention about the theme of Abundance:
* To live in the constant realization that all my needs are met.
* I realize that I manifest from Spirit, not from the physical.
* To know in each moment that I create my life from the
abundance of the universe.
* I know that all my needs are met.
About a Challenge
I challenge you in this way: Stop yourself from affirming your
lack or your lack consciousness. Make it into a game. The more
anti-abundance thoughts you catch and stop, the better. Listen
to the words you say out loud as well as to the thoughts you
keep in your head. Here are a few examples of common expressions
that affirm lack, limitation, or poverty:
* I (We) don't have any (or enough) money / time / skills.
* I (We) can't afford that.
* I'm no good. I'm not enough.
* I'm afraid I (we) won't have enough money.
* I worry about money / time / job / someone else / myself.
* I can't ever seem to get ahead.
* I'm depressed / powerless / a victim.
You get the idea. And, of course, there are many variations on
not-enough expressions. In fact, such expressions are in too
great an abundance! These emerge from a strongly held belief in
limitation. Individuals have colluded with each other to
continue to perpetuate this belief. Incidentally, if you try to
prove that your belief in limitation or lack is justified, then
you are arguing for limitations. You have a right to do this,
but I think it's important that you know the consequences: your
arguments -- especially vehement arguments -- about limitations
create the experiences that manifest further limitations.
So, here are a few alternative expressions to help you to
transition out of the not-enough-money cycle:
* I choose to spend my money on something else.
* I know that all my needs are met.
* I am fed by the Divine.
* I love money.
* Here is a vacuum created to be filled with money.
* I open a space so that money can flow in.
And some alternatives on non-money lack belief:
* I have all I need.
* I have all the ______ I need / want / desire / choose.
* I am powerful.
* I am joyful / happy / peaceful.
* I am in charge of my life.
* My thoughts produce my experiences.
About another Challenge Many people stay in a consciousness of
lack, limitation, depression, or victim because of telling and
retelling and retelling yet again the same same same story. It's
a bit like memorizing a script and spewing out the words when
the right cue comes along. If you have a depressing or
disempowering story that you tell repeatedly, identify it. And
then select one of the following suggestions to come to closure
on it. Each retelling locks the thoughts in more deeply,
creating more of the same experiences.
1. Resolve to tell it one more time. This time, tell it to
someone who agrees to listen to you with 100% of his or her
attention, without judgments or sympathy or advice or
suggestions for resolution. Deep listening is the greatest gift
we can give each other. The philosophy behind this suggestion is
that you are more likely to give up this story if you feel
someone you trust has heard you deeply. Move forward with your
life.
2. An alternative to the above is to act out the depressing or
disempowering story either alone or with a trusted audience.
Exaggerate all the points of the story so that it is so big and
out of proportion that the memory fades from a barrier in your
life to a small speck that can be flicked away. Move forward
with your life.
3. Understand that each retelling is an opportunity for you to
learn something new. Watch for the learning. If there is no new
learning, consider that you are complete. Move forward with your
life.
4. Write an article, letter, or journal entry about it. (Note:
that says "write" not "publish." Let this be the last -- unless,
of course, you want to keep manifesting the story. Move forward
with your life.
Let the past be the past. Live in the present. It is in the
present moment that you are creating your future. The fullness
of time is in the present moment - now that is abundance!