Abundance Watercolour by Beverly Blanchard |
Unfortunately,
throughout the course of history, there have always been those who have sounded
the trumpet on mankind’s imminent demise.
They talked of a limited amount of resources on Mother Earth. They talked of poverty, destitution and death.
We live in world where we are continually being told there is not enough to go
around.
On
a global level, many of our politicians, economists, media and
environmentalists would have us believe that we live on a planet of scarcity. The illusion of scarcity in our society is further
enhanced by the manmade boundaries that we have established to make nations and
countries. We have also promoted our
illusion of scarcity through our economic models. These models are purely based on fear and
greed.
Our
universe is built on the premise of expansion.
Mother Earth has an infinite amount of resources and when we identify
the need for new resources we will always be supplied. History has always proved this. For instance, during the 1800s there was a
dependency upon whale oil and it was predicted that the whale supply would run
out and mankind would be doomed. It was
at this point that mankind created the automobile, locomotion, etc. and fossil
fuels were discovered to meet the needs of this new technology. Instead of oil burning lamps, man discovered
electricity. Mankind has always
discovered new technologies when he needed them. There have always been the discoveries of new
plant species and resources. As we move
forward into the future, alternative sources of energy will be found to replace
the dependency on fossil fuels or new sources of fossil fuels will be
discovered.
On
a personal level, many of us have been raised with the notion that our
abundance is equal to the amount of money we have in the bank or the number of
things that we own. These are aspects of
our abundance, however; our abundance encompasses much more. It includes your health, talents, family,
friends, etc. Your abundance is
inexhaustible and is only limited by your imagination.
Exercises you may want to try:
1. When you find yourself in a situation where
you are bemoaning all the lack in your life, stop and create an abundance
list. Do you have your health? You have abundance. Do you have a roof over your head? You have abundance. Do you have a loving spouse/partner? You have abundance. Do you have food in the refrigerator? You have abundance.
2. If you think you are experiencing shortages,
think again. The Universe may be trying
to supply you with what you need but you may be turning down the gifts. Ask yourself:
Where in my life am I resisting?
Where am I saying no? What would
I do if I had no fear? no shame?
3. Manufactured fear or true fear. Scarcity thinking is very much based on
manufactured fear which has its roots in the fear-based concept, “I will not
get my share.” In addition, it is
usually strengthened through worry about possible scenarios in an imaginary future
situation filled with doom and gloom.
True fear on the other hand is our body’s warning mechanism. It is the fight or flight mechanism which is
used more survival. Unfortunately most
people in society are operating on the manufactured fear model. Throughout your day take the time to ask
yourself: Is this situation real or am I
manufacturing fear? If you are
manufacturing fear, you are wasting precious energy.
Here is a youtube of author Peter Diamandis talking about how abundance is our future.
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