{"id":1912,"date":"2014-05-19T10:06:35","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T14:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harbirzinc.com\/sandradawes\/?p=1912"},"modified":"2014-05-19T10:06:35","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T14:06:35","slug":"what-does-abundance-mean-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harbirzinc.com\/sandradawes\/2014\/05\/19\/what-does-abundance-mean-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What does abundance mean to you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I just finished the 40-day program from <em>The Abundance Book<\/em> by John Randolph Price.\u00a0 It isn\u2019t the first time that I\u2019ve done the <a href=\"https:\/\/harbirzinc.com\/sandradawes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/abundance-quote-1024x1024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1914 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/harbirzinc.com\/sandradawes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/abundance-quote-1024x1024-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"abundance-quote-1024x1024\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>program, but everything made a lot more sense this time.\u00a0 It just reminded me that sometimes we have to hear the message more than once.\u00a0 Not to mention that it\u2019s been a few years since my first pass at the program, so I\u2019m not even the same person I was when I read it 2 or 3 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Abundance Book<\/em> is all about shifting your perspective when it comes to prosperity.\u00a0 It tells us that any lack that we are experiencing is due to our lack of awareness and faith in the existence and presence of God within us (that\u2019s what I got out of it anyway).\u00a0 The author defines money as <strong><em>m<\/em><\/strong>y <strong><em>o<\/em><\/strong>wn <strong><em>n<\/em><\/strong>atural <strong><em>e<\/em><\/strong>nergy <strong><em>y<\/em><\/strong>ield, and explains that how much of it we have is a reflection our consciousness.\u00a0 If we spend all of our time focusing on what we are lacking, we will continue to experience more of the same.\u00a0 When we focus on the abundance that we experience in our lives every day, we are open to receiving more of it.<\/p>\n<p>There are 3 major lessons that I\u2019ve learned during this round of the 40-Day Prosperity Plan:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><em>Consciousness and awareness of the presence of God within is key<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Faith is such an important aspect of all areas of our lives.\u00a0 To know, understand and <em>believe<\/em> that we have access to the power of God at all times is what is going to all allow you to manifest the abundance you desire.\u00a0 We all know how frustrating it can be when you feel like you\u2019re doing it all on your own.\u00a0 This book is a reminder that you don\u2019t have to.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong><em>The answers to all of our unfulfilled desires are within<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I know that I\u2019ve fallen into the trap of looking to other people, places and things to provide whatever it was that I was looking for.\u00a0 Whether it was love, respect or money, I had expectations that something outside of me was going to make it all better.\u00a0 <em>The Abundance Book <\/em>explains that the answers we are looking for are <em>always<\/em> within.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong><em>In order to achieve real and long lasting prosperity, we must be willing and able to surrender to the power of God within us<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Control freaks, listen up! \ud83d\ude09 If there is one thing I\u2019ve learned, it\u2019s that forcing things to happen doesn\u2019t work.\u00a0 When we think that we are the ones that are in complete control, we think that <em>we <\/em>can make the impossible, possible.\u00a0 The truth is that the impossible happens when we surrender and put our faith in God.\u00a0 We quiet the mind and listen to the divine guidance that resides within us, and we take inspired action. 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