Did You Know You Are Already Abundant?
Now after reading the title of this article, you might wonder about my sanity. You might be saying to yourself, “Yeah right, I am already abundant. So where’s it at?”
Well, the short answer is, right in front of you.
That’s right, your abundance stares you in the face, each and every day, but if you are like most people, they never even see it.
You see, if you live in pretty much ANY industrialized nation, you have so much abundance at your fingertips already that to some people it would seem outrageous for you to claim otherwise.
It’s all in your perspective though – and by the time you’ve finished reading this, I hope that perspective has at least started to change.
Let me tell you about people in Bangladesh. I’m sure you wondering, “What has Bangladesh got to do with Abundance?” Just read on and you will soon see.
First off, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, as of July 2008 the average income is $589. That’s the average annual income.
How many of us in the developed world could even think about living on $589 a year?
One rickshaw driver was quoted about his income and he stated that he makes about 6,000 taka a month. Just so you know, that’s about $86, which means his annual income would be just $1,032.
How many of you would be able to even think of living on $1,032 a year, much less actually do it?
Could you live on $1,032 a year? I guess I could, although I would imagine that I would only be able to do so if I moved to the woods somewhere and set up camp, but really, even that could be considered a luxury to the people of Bangladesh.
The thing is, this rickshaw driver is living above the average for Bangladesh, so he would probably be seen as doing very well for himself. Good for him.
But seriously, think about it for a minute, what all do you have around you already? How did you acquire all this stuff? I’m sure it didn’t just magically appear out of nowhere, you had to go out and get it.
Now, here’s where it gets good. If you weren’t already abundant to begin with, you wouldn’t have been able to go out and get any of that stuff! Zip, nada, nothing is what you would have if you weren’t already abundant.
One of the best things to help you see your own abundance is to do something that we’ve heard people say many times before, and that is “count your blessings.”
That’s right, daily examine your life and take stock of all that you do have already.
• Are you healthy?
• Do you have a source of income?
• Do you have a home?
• Do you have a spouse or significant other?
• Did you see the sun shining this morning?
I could go on and on asking you a bunch of questions, but really, you need to be asking yourself these things already. And daily at that!
One thing I recommend to my clients is to keep a Gratitude Journal. In this they write 5 things each day that they are grateful for, and they can’t be the same thing as yesterday’s list either. As a matter of fact, I tell my clients not to repeat anything on their daily lists for two weeks. Also, they can’t just make a list and that be the end of it. Nope, there’s more that I ask them to do. I ask them to write 2 or 3 short paragraphs on why they are grateful for that specific thing.
See, I ask them to actually sit and think about being grateful for everything on their “list.”
As you count your blessings every day in your Gratitude Journal, always express true, heartfelt gratitude for each and every thing, person, pet, whatever, you have in your life and soon you will begin to see that you have true abundance… right now.
Gary L. Glasscock is a Master Certified Life Coach and a Master Spirit Life Coach and has helped people from around the world see their true abundance and live happier, more fulfilled lives. To find out about his “Dare To Dream” Group Coaching Program go to www.ManifestingYourLife.com/dtd.html
