True abundance
The mythologist Joseph Campbell once said that we are not so much looking for the meaning of life but rather for an experience of being truly alive.
Abundance to me feels like this kind of deep, rich experience of life.
It isn’t a thing we possess but a state of being which opens us up to a certain kind of
relationship with the universe. A relationship based on wholeheartedly bringing the best that we have (through expressing our unique potential) and opening in equal measure to the gifts that life would bring us in return.
So it is not an individual, but a deeply relational experience, and it is possible to be highly abundant in one area of our life – say meaningful relationships – but not so much in
another - such as manifesting material wealth.
Like all healthy relationships, abundance starts with the relationship we have with
ourselves. A state of being within that reflects: ‘I am enough, I have enough’.
Two of the major keys to work with in creating this inner state are the qualities of
gratitude and worthiness.
Gratitude allows us to open our hearts and perceive the gifts in everything that life presents to us - even the difficult stuff! When we work gratefully and willingly with what life brings us (rather than resisting or judging it) we will find that life will open up ever more possibility and wonder to us.
The quality of worthiness is also essential in helping us to open to receive the love,
opportunity and resources that life would bring us to support our growth and inner wellbeing.
We can all look and find areas in our lives where we may limit the flow of abundance.
Perhaps we are stuck in a job that we dislike and doesn’t bring out our inner gifts.
Perhaps underlying fear or unworthiness leads us to self-sabotage in relationships and push away love.
There are many ways we limit ourselves, but we have the power to change this.
Our journey to abundance can be life long, but it is our birthright and something we can all achieve – if we but choose!