The Splendor of Scarcity or Abundance

Scarcity or Abundance, Choice or Fate?

Yesterday I got to talk to my old friend from the "other side of the state" and we got to talking about money, and Christmas gifts and how commercialized this holiday season has become over the years. He mentioned that we don't really "need" money to survive. It isn't worth the paper it's printed on. He made me think seriously what the importance of scarcity in my life really means and I now think it's a blessing. He has many great views that I have to admit, I haven't been living too. I never thought of him in that sense, but you never really know somebody until you sit down and talk with them, albeit over the phone,  to really appreciate what they have to say AND learn from them. What an amazing person he is to have in this world, if only 1/2 of this world's population thought like him, this world would be a better, and more peaceful place. It would be a less chaotic place to live. It's the simplicity that is most important. He even needs new boots but insists they are the most comfortable and in the past, I would just be livid if I was forced to walk in shoes like that. So I want to write in my blog about SCARCITY and it's opposite, ABUNDANCE and the CHOICES we make as opposed to the FATE that is sent to us and why I think they are all interconnected.

So I guess the big question is, is scarcity a choice or is it something that is thrown in our space of existence that we have no control over, something we have to DEAL with and ACCEPT, like fate? If we fall victim, is there a cure? Do we even want a cure? So often nowadays, we hear talk of scarcity and fear on the TV, Radio and the Internet. So, is it a myth or are we co-creating a reality of scarcity? As we all know, scarcity is one of the undesirables of dis-ease, as I call it, so what can we do to move out of this dis-ease and into well-being?

It seems that many people continue to retreat further into their bunkers of fear, isolation and scarcity becoming more and more convinced that they need to hold on to what they have because they are about to lose it. It is true that staying out of judgment and away from scarcity are daily challenges for most of us living in the "material world". A world where we are told more is better and what you don't have matters more than what you do have.

So, is it possible that scarcity is just an illusion fueled by fear of loss, jealousy and the envy of others?

How ironic would it be if we were creating an abundance of scarcity?

How wonderful it could be if we were to create an abundance of abundance?

To me both abundance and scarcity are not only to a large extent choices, they are also ways of being. Over the years I have met some very wealthy people, truly advantaged in so many different ways, but who live in complete scarcity and fear. Fear of losing everything they have, totally blind to the real "abundance" in their lives which are their friends, family, good health etc. Since I seem to be the "Go To Girl" for advice because I study Metaphysics like Tarot and the like, they ask me what is going to happen to them? Can I confirm the worst in my Tarot readings? Is ruin near at hand, and if so, how do they avoid it? Often times they don't HEAR the good news but instead look for ways to confirm their fears and fuel their worst suspicions trying to fulfill "their" prophecy of loss. I can't help these people, they don't really want my help, they want me to validate their feelings and then blame me if it happens and pass the buck on to me as a scapegoat. It pisses me off to no end and that is part of the reason I no longer do tarot readings except for my very close people in my life.

The question that I would ask here is, "if you truly believe that you deserve the life that you have created, the joy, the happiness and the material wealth, why would you think that you might loose it all one day?"

Often times we can hold onto things out of scarcity that no longer serve our highest good, fearful of the void we would create if we let go. This certainly has been and continues to be, one of the biggest roadblocks for the people I've talked with over the years. Remember that quote that went something like "Better the devil you know, than the devil you don't know!" The question I would ask, "why have any devils in your life at all?" The truth is that by letting go, clearing, or releasing that which no-longer serves us, we create space for wonderful, joyous, new opportunities and experiences to enter and enrich our lives. Why focus on what we think is lacking or missing? All that will happen is that we will attract more of the same.

How much of what we see as lacking, is simply what we would like to manifest in our lives, but haven't figured out how to yet?
When we fall into the void of scarcity how do we get out?
If the opposite of scarcity is abundance, do we find abundance by doing, saying and being the opposite of scarcity?

Here are some things, I believe, you can do to help clear the energy of scarcity from your space.

• SMILE
• Laugh
• Greet people with a SMILE instead of looking the other way, or flicking them off!!!
• Do more of the things that you like to do
• Do more of the things that inspire you
• Do more of the things that you are enthusiastic about
• Surrender and have faith. Let the Universe help you out... what will be will be. Que Sera Sera, remember that song?
• Get out of your own way!
• Think about what you have going for you and be thankful... SMILE
• Think about the challenges in your life and be thankful for all the lessons you will learn... SMILE
• Figure out what you want to do and do it. Don't know? Why not start by doing the opposite of what you don't want to do?
• SMILE
• Acknowledge that life is the biggest gift of all. We are all incredibly blessed to be in the here and now breathing... SMILE
• Believe in yourself... SMILE
• Believe in others... SMILE
• Let go of limitations and open your mind to new possibilities
• Be authentic in all you do
• Give yourself PERMISSION
• Enjoy each moment... SMILE
• Face your fears with a SMILE
• Did I mention SMILE!!! ..

Strange... I never give too much advice much! OK as a suggestion... if you were to follow the above WITHOUT ANY EFFORT, with the most important being just to SMILE, you'd be out of scarcity and well on the way to abundance in no time at all! Think of James Stewart in "It's A Wonderful Life" and you will appreciate life so much.

Enjoy your journey...
Anya