Experiencing Abundance - 4 Steps to Start Turning Your Life Around

Recently I was on an airplane headed home after a short vacation. As we barreled down the runway, the airplane suddenly began to slow down and we taxied clear of the runway. There were several minutes where we didn't know what was happening as there was no information coming from the flight deck. As a former pilot, I thought of all the possibilities it could be. My seatmate said, "I wish they'd tell us what happened." To which I replied, "They probably have their hands full. They can take as much time as they need. I've got nowhere else to go but home."

I followed that with a silent prayer, remembering that I'd not said my usual one when I sat down and then my thoughts went to something my mother had said earlier in the day. We had been talking about the fact she'd recently joined her church choir even though she already has a tremendously hectic schedule. When I questioned her about the commitment, she said that she didn't want to meet her maker and have Him ask, "What did you do with all the gifts and talents I gave you?" My mother has a beautiful voice and she did not want to come up short in anyway at the end of her life.

As my airplane taxied back into the line for takeoff, we were only told that they had been cleared for takeoff and something occurred that caused us to stop. Worst case scenario, a midair collision was averted. My mother's words played in my head asking me what haven't I used of the talents, gifts, abilities, and learnings that I've been given. The first thing that came to mind is what I've lived through financially, now on the other side, and how I haven't shared enough of what I know to be true about manifesting abundance to help others get out of their situations. There are so many people struggling right now, my wish is to help as many as I can with what helped me to move from broke and broken to abundant and prosperous, not just in money but in my thoughts and experiencing more joy than I ever imagined in my dark, lonely, poor days.

Here are the first 4 steps I recommend to anyone who is experiencing significant financial trouble and who wants to start turning their situation around:

1. Breathe. Breathing is a choice when you are in debt. You have to be willing to live through the situation you are in. I can remember as if it were yesterday, how shallow my breathing was under the weight of the mortgage and credit card payments that I knew I couldn't pay. I had to choose to breathe. I had to remember to take a deep breath, fill my lungs and be willing to fight for my life, literally.

2. Take stock of the good in your life. I know how tough it is to find anything good when creditors are calling and you're beating up on yourself for the situation you're in. However, if you're reading this you either have internet access or a friend printed it off and gave it to you. There are two pluses right there. Add in you have eyes or audio or fingers if reading by Braille. Take a deep breath, you can breathe. Ask yourself, "in this moment, am I safe?" Let this moment connect you with any good that is in your life and focus on that for now. Feel it, enjoy it, own that there is good right where you are.

3. Take a peak. I know for me, I stopped opening bills when I was over my head in debt. How about you? Have you been paralyzed by the debt that you have? Have you peaked at any bills lately? Set aside 15-30 minutes to go through all of them. Just look. Before opening the bills and letters, think about how you might reward yourself for taking this action. You might light a candle (don't burn the bills though), play soft music, even have a glass (not a bottle) of wine. Make it an experience so that you're nurturing yourself as you go through this exercise. Or, take yourself for a walk or call a friend afterwards and ask them for encouragement (and only encouragement).

4. Start dreaming. Now is the best time for you to start dreaming and feeling what your life will look like after debt. What would it feel like to be all caught up on your bills? What will it feel like when you have them all paid off? How will your life change when you have discretionary income again? If at any time in your life you had more than enough, really get into the feeling of what that felt like. Think of that feeling throughout your day and especially as you drift off to sleep and first awake in the morning. And, if it seems like you've been in debt your whole life, then act as if. Ask yourself the questions above and pretend you know what it will feel like. You'll be surprised how magnetizing our feelings are, so feel wisely.

Just start there for now. Give yourself lots of acknowledgment for the courage it takes to do any one of those steps above.

If you want to learn more about getting out of debt and recreating the life of your dreams, I invite you to receive a FREE special report entitled "10 Tips to Begin to Dream Again" by visiting http://www.missionabundance.com

Kamin Bell, MS, MA, went from extreme debt to living a prosperous life. She is now passionately committed to teaching people how to live their dreams and attract more abundance into their lives.

See the Abundance All Around You - Part 1

Abundance is everywhere. You just have to open your eyes and see it all around. So many people look at the world as a world of lack. They believe that it's not enough money to go around. You hear people say such things as money doesn't grow on trees, or I'm broke, or I don't have any money, or I'm not rich. The more you say such things, the more that will be real to you, and that will be your reality. But if you open your eyes and look around, you will see lots of abundance.

It is mind boggling the amount of abundance that is all around you. The amount of wealth and prosperity in the world is mind boggling. I hear people say things like, everybody's going broke, ain't nobody got any money. Somebody has some money. The richest people of the world create money out of the abundance of resources all around them.

The rich use three types of resources in the world to create wealth. First they think of ideas. Next they find the right people. Then they use physical resources to complete their plans, thus creating more wealth.

You must see the vast amount of money that's all around you. Look at the neighborhood you live in. Some of you live in houses. Some of you live in apartments. Look at the number of homes in your subdivison. There may be hundreds or thousands of homes in your area. Look at the number of neighborhoods in your city. Look at all of the buildings in your city. Look at the roads. There are hundreds of miles of roads just in a metropolitan city. Look at the number of stores in your area. Look at all of the supermarkets and the trucks that are steadily bringing in the products for people to buy.

There is an abundance of things all around you. Even in the poor side of town there is plenty of resources. Look at the projects and the number of units for people to live in. Even though some of them are run down now, they were once in excellent shape. Thousands of units were built to house people. I'm saying all of this stuff to get you to see a different side of life, of things in your world. The problem of poverty and lack is about the attitude toward the things in life.

The Journey to Inner Peace and the Noise Around Us

By Remez Sasson

There is so much constant noise around us caused by people talking, the TV and radio screaming, music from MP3 devices, people using their cellular phones, cars and other sources of noise.  There are so many things that attract and distract our attention, taking a lot of our time, energy and attention, leading to tiredness and exhaustion. All this leads people to desire some peace and quiet, but though it might look strange, people often avoid quietude, and dread a quiet environment, preferring the noise, the constant activity, and hustle and bustle of daily life. They do their best to avoid any moments of quietude, of being with themselves, feeling uneasy in such situations.

Many people prefer to be in the company of other people most of the time. When alone they want to watch the TV, listen to the radio or their MP3. They just can’t bear to be alone with their thoughts. They need to hear people talking, and they need to talk. Are you one of them? Are you always busy listening to the news, reading the papers, paying attention to what people say about you, so much so that you have eventually failed to enjoy a few quiet moments with yourself?

Focusing your attention, mind and senses on the outside, alienates you from your inner self, from the most important part of you. This leads to stress, tension, resentment and unhappiness. You are more than your physical, more than your personality, and you are starving this inner part in you when you constantly seek noise, and seek to engage your mind and senses in what is going around you. This makes you forget your true needs and your true essence.

Cultivating inner peace doesn’t living a boring uninteresting life. It doesn’t mean lack of interest in the external world and it doesn’t mean becoming less alive, less creative and less adventurous. On the contrary, you become happier, more aware, more alive. You can do anything you did before, but with a new perspective, new and improved viewpoint.

If you wish to reduce the stress, the strain and unhappiness in your live you need to cultivate inner peace.

Inner peace might look like a dream, an impossible goal for many people, outside of this world. People erroneously think that inner peace is something which only spiritual gurus and adepts can attain. But even masters had to start doing something to gain the bliss of inner peace. But you don’t need to become a guru or master to enjoy inner peace. You can live your life, go to work, interact with people, have fun and do what you love doing, but also enjoy inner peace, without stress, anxiety, worries, or caring what people think or say about you.

Inner peace, and the happiness and bliss that come with, are part of your true essence. Too much attention to the noise of the outside world and to the noise of your thoughts hide the inner peace, happiness and bliss that reside within your soul.

The journey to inner peace is the journey into yourself and your spirit. It is a journey that requires you to learn how to quiet your mind. It requires some inner work, but it is inner work that you can do even while living your usual, everyday life. In the process of cultivating inner peace you also cultivate mental strength, willpower, self discipline, control of your thoughts, happiness and bliss.

This journey is not without obstacles, but when you know its importance and the benefits it will bring you, the journey becomes a pleasant journey.

The truth is that though people fear and avoid quietude, they look forward every day to a good night’s sleep, which is a state of quietude, of being without thoughts, a few hours of peace. Sleep is a period of silence, of cutting all ties with the outside world. When one gets into a program of training for inner peace, he or she learns to enjoy it while being completely conscious and aware of what is going around him or her.

Take the first steps today.
Start forgiving rather than hating, accepting and being thankful for what you have, rather than being resentful. Choose to understand rather than judge, learn from your mistakes, and then forget them and forgive yourself.

Learn to appreciate a few moments of silence every day. Get up a little earlier in the mornings. Take a walk alone, sit in a quiet garden or meditate.

You will not lose anything, if you free your mind a few minutes now and then, from the hustle and bustle around you.

Cultivating inner peace will lead you to harmony within you, which will gradually affect your outer world.

If you wish to learn this subject in more detail, gain real inner peace and a quiet and obedient mind, you are strongly advised to read the book Peace of Mind in Daily Life.

Tags: attention, Inner Peace, journey, noise This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 at 10:03 am and is filed under Inner Peace. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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The Journey to Inner Peace and the Noise Around Us

By Remez Sasson
There is so much constant noise around us caused by people talking, the TV and radio screaming, music from MP3 devices, people using their cellular phones, cars and other sources of noise.
 There are so many things that attract and distract our attention, taking a lot of our time, energy and attention, leading to tiredness and exhaustion. All this leads people to desire some peace and quiet, but though it might look strange, people often avoid quietude, and dread a quiet environment, preferring the noise, the constant activity, and hustle and bustle of daily life. They do their best to avoid any moments of quietude, of being with themselves, feeling uneasy in such situations.

Many people prefer to be in the company of other people most of the time. When alone they want to watch the TV, listen to the radio or their MP3. They just can’t bear to be alone with their thoughts. They need to hear people talking, and they need to talk. Are you one of them? Are you always busy listening to the news, reading the papers, paying attention to what people say about you, so much so that you have eventually failed to enjoy a few quiet moments with yourself?

Focusing your attention, mind and senses on the outside, alienates you from your inner self, from the most important part of you. This leads to stress, tension, resentment and unhappiness. You are more than your physical, more than your personality, and you are starving this inner part in you when you constantly seek noise, and seek to engage your mind and senses in what is going around you. This makes you forget your true needs and your true essence.

Cultivating inner peace doesn’t living a boring uninteresting life. It doesn’t mean lack of interest in the external world and it doesn’t mean becoming less alive, less creative and less adventurous. On the contrary, you become happier, more aware, more alive. You can do anything you did before, but with a new perspective, new and improved viewpoint.

If you wish to reduce the stress, the strain and unhappiness in your live you need to cultivate inner peace.

Inner peace might look like a dream, an impossible goal for many people, outside of this world. People erroneously think that inner peace is something which only spiritual gurus and adepts can attain. But even masters had to start doing something to gain the bliss of inner peace. But you don’t need to become a guru or master to enjoy inner peace. You can live your life, go to work, interact with people, have fun and do what you love doing, but also enjoy inner peace, without stress, anxiety, worries, or caring what people think or say about you.

Inner peace, and the happiness and bliss that come with, are part of your true essence. Too much attention to the noise of the outside world and to the noise of your thoughts hide the inner peace, happiness and bliss that reside within your soul.

The journey to inner peace is the journey into yourself and your spirit. It is a journey that requires you to learn how to quiet your mind. It requires some inner work, but it is inner work that you can do even while living your usual, everyday life. In the process of cultivating inner peace you also cultivate mental strength, willpower, self discipline, control of your thoughts, happiness and bliss.

This journey is not without obstacles, but when you know its importance and the benefits it will bring you, the journey becomes a pleasant journey.

The truth is that though people fear and avoid quietude, they look forward every day to a good night’s sleep, which is a state of quietude, of being without thoughts, a few hours of peace. Sleep is a period of silence, of cutting all ties with the outside world. When one gets into a program of training for inner peace, he or she learns to enjoy it while being completely conscious and aware of what is going around him or her.

Take the first steps today.
Start forgiving rather than hating, accepting and being thankful for what you have, rather than being resentful. Choose to understand rather than judge, learn from your mistakes, and then forget them and forgive yourself.
Learn to appreciate a few moments of silence every day. Get up a little earlier in the mornings. Take a walk alone, sit in a quiet garden or meditate.

You will not lose anything, if you free your mind a few minutes now and then, from the hustle and bustle around you.

Cultivating inner peace will lead you to harmony within you, which will gradually affect your outer world.
If you wish to learn this subject in more detail, gain real inner peace and a quiet and obedient mind, you are strongly advised to read the book Peace of Mind in Daily Life.

Tags: attention, Inner Peace, journey, noise This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 5th, 2010 at 10:03 am and is filed under Inner Peace. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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