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EXCERPTS FROM CHAPTER 7:
ABUNDANCE
Excerpt 1: "Most
people find it challenging to accept this principle, because
based on all of the poverty and alleged shortages that exist
in the world; it truly 'appears' that scarcity is our natural
state. As everyone knows however, appearances can be very
deceiving, for what lies behind all of the supposed insufficiency
in the world is actually a scarcity consciousness that
is both shared and promoted by a preponderance of people
in the world."
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| Excerpt 2: "What
is really unfortunate, as this next passage from Dr. Wayne
Dyer illustrates, is that people are simply unaware that
at some level that they themselves are responsible for whatever
lack they are experiencing in their lives: |
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If we dwell on scarcity,
we are putting energy into what we do not have, and this
continues to be our experience of life. The theme of so many
people's life story is "I simply do not have enough," or "How
can I believe in abundance when my children don't have all
the clothes that they need?" or "I would be a lot
happier if I had _____." People believe they live a
life of lack because they are unlucky, instead of recognizing
that their belief system is rooted in scarcity thinking.76 |
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[76 Dr.
Wayne Dyer, You'll See It When You Believe It, (New
York, NY: William Morrow and Company, 1989) p. 123]
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Excerpt 3: "As
I evolved in my spiritual growth however, I came to a different
understanding about the concepts of giving and/or tithing.
I was very strongly affected by the words of Fr. Anthony
DeMello, when he commented on his Wake Up to Life tape
series, 'that just about the worst kind of gift you can give
is one that is given so that you don't have a bad feeling.'
When I first heard this, it was as if a proverbial light went
off in my head, simply because it made so much sense to me.
How can giving be a positive experience when the underlying
motivation for it is a feeling of obligation or guilt? Obviously,
it cannot, yet in our world it is very common for people to
give solely from that motive."
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| Excerpt 4: "The
adage 'do what you love and the money will follow' is very
commonly known, but just why is this so? In response to this
question, reflect upon the following passage from Arnold
Patent: |
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When you choose to make
doing what you love the core experience of your life, you
move into alignment with the Universe. Immediately, the infinite
supply of energy is available to you. You feel the aliveness
that comes from having the unlimited energy of the Universe
flow through you. This aliveness influences the energy signals
you emit, and the people and circumstances that will support
the continuation of your feeling of aliveness are attracted
to you.82 |
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[82 Arnold
Patent, You Can Have It All, (Piermont, NY: Money
Mastery Publishing, 1984) p. 49-50]
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| Excerpt 5: "If
you are still unconvinced regarding this concept of doing
what you love, then take a closer look at just what you are
accomplishing by spending your time doing work you dislike,
just to pay the bills. By remaining in this type of situation,
what you are effectively doing is focusing your powerful
thought and feeling energy on something that you clearly
don't like. Since what you think about and feel expands,
the ultimate result is that you will continue to attract
even more of what you do not like." |
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