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beautiful mary!
i found these reflections on abundance and love:
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the judgment that there is something more important than fear”. Ambrose Redman I see it over and over again. There are fear-oriented people and abundance, or love-oriented people. By fear, I don't mean terror. I am talking about something infinitely more subtle than that. It's a feeling of scarcity…a prison of beliefs we place around ourselves. The belief that we can't have what we want…that the “real world” doesn't work like that. We aren't connected enough. We aren't lucky enough. The belief that no one is really happy so you just have to go along and make the best of it. Frankly, many of our beliefs are misperceptions that cause us undue stress and pain. Many of us have come to believe that: we need to buy into society's measuring sticks; we need to strive; we need to be more disciplined. We are inundated with information telling us what we should do if we want to be successful…as a business person, a spouse, a parent, a friend, a lover. Sounds exhausting, and it is. We invest a lot of energy trying to live according to the “rules” and many people are starting to wonder if it's worth it. Left unchecked, fear often leads to resignation. It limits us in our relationships and stops us from speaking what is true for us. Have you ever been somewhere that you wanted to leave and yet you stayed? A boring party? A bad movie? A dead end job? An unfulfilling relationship? A traffic jam heading somewhere you didn't want to go in the first place? How often do you override your intuition? How often do you submit to what everyone else seems to want for you rather than pursuing what YOU really want?… But then there is Abundance/Love. (these are very closely related concepts in my book) People who are abundance/love-oriented come at life from a whole different angle. NO, I'm not going to tell you that if you just believe and “put your intention out there” that you will win the lotto! (Dorothy, just click your heels…) I wish that were true but I am much too grounded to lead you down that garden path. What I DO know is that people who are oriented toward Abundance/Love are a lot more relaxed about the course of their lives. They are able to have a sense of humor about themselves. They are comfortable being paradoxical and recognize that inconsistency is just part of being human. They are able to see what is perfect in each chapter of life even when it's looking pretty bad on the surface of things. They recognize that there are ALWAYS choices. They trust that they have the ability to land on their feet, even if they have to bounce around a bit first. When we adopt an abundance/love-orientation we cultivate a passion for life and a desire to express it. We seek out and rejoice in the support of others who embrace the same spirit and vision and who join with us in celebrating our life and the gifts we have been given. The more support we have, the more we are able to achieve. Enlisting the support of others NEVER makes us smaller because it's is NOT about competing or winning. It's about staying clear, getting out of your own way, and releasing yourself to the flow of life.
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