How to Be Abundance

Bern, I love this.

So often our ego creates this myth that everything we could possibly want or need is OUTSIDE of ourselves, but this is another great reminder that Abundance (like everything else we seek) is already INSIDE when we simply choose to recognize it. Abundance is a state of mind, and one of the ways I choose to remind myself that I already am is to carry around a $100 bill in my wallet, simply as a real visual reminder that it is already mine, and I'm never without. Since I began this practice, many of my money "worries" faded away and transformed into the vaporous illusions that worries really are.

Gratitude is such a powerful force. It changes how we feel. It helps shift our focus from ourselves to others and the wider world. When we feel grateful for something, it's often in comparison to not having that something ... which leads to thinking about others who may not be as fortunate. For example, I'm working from my home office today with noisy roofers over my head and a plumber in the basement ripping out the boiler because it died the other night (leaving me with no heat). Some might say that's a pretty crappy situation, but I feel so fortunate. I am fortunate to have a roof over my head when so many people don't. I am fortunate that I have a caring boyfriend who loaned me an electric heater that's keeping my office at a tolerable temperature. I am fortunate that my landlord is having the roof and boiler repaired. I am fortunate that I'm able to work from home. I'm lucky that I have a warm, fleece jacket to wear. 

SO many things to be thankful for, it's almost embarrassing. 

When we can feel our gratitude in the context of the bigger picture - not just our picture, but the picture of everyone in the world around us - we can't help but reach out to others ... to help, to comfort, to try and lift them up to a place where they can feel as lucky as we do. 

So gratitude leads to giving and giving, I think, leads to abundance on both sides. Call it karma, call it whatever you like - but there's a power there that can't be denied. 

Thanks for inviting me to step out of my work-mind for a moment, Bernardo. Always feels good to think about bigger things at the start of my day. :) 

@lorigosselin Lori, Thank you so much for sharing this. Sending you Love and abundance right about now ;)

@simplybecka Thank you for your RT <3

@simplyrebeccatw Thank you so much for your heartfelt shout out and sharing this. Love you my friend!

Thanks Bern. As always you hit the nail right on the head. I love how you used the example of finding a penny on the street... There have been many times that I've been overjoyed to find a penny and people that were with me said, "Don't pick that up. It's dirty." So  not only do we need to reexamine how we think about money (and the lack of it) but also praise and thank the small stuff when it shows up. There are diamonds inside us that are just waiting to be found and revealed. Thanks friend! 

@SandiAmorim Sandi <3 Thank you so much for sharing this :) xoxo