9 Ways To Living an Abundant Life

A lot of us are bowed down by life – stressed, short of time, tired, on a treadmill, knowing this is not the right way to live, but not knowing how to free ourselves up to live more fully, more abundantly. There are simple things we can do – they do not take time or money – they take a change of attitude. Here are 9 of them:

1. Being totally financially honest – if you’re not, this indicates that there is insufficient for you to have everything you need without dishonesty.

2. Creating a vacuum so that more good things can flow into it – don’t fill your life up with things you don’t want. Ask yourself if you want each thing before you buy it. Do not have abundant rubbish, live abundantly by seeking out the items and experiences that work for you in your core being.

3. Tithing is often linked to religion, but it is also possible to tithe in a non-religious context. This seems to be a really important aspect of living abundantly – every time you freely give money away, you are implying that you are confident that more will come – this is a BIG positive affirmation with a ton of power behind it. The classic amount is 10% of your income. I’ve recommended this to a lot of people, and they have told me that when they do this – magically – they appear to have more. I started with 10% but now I’ve increased it, because I’ve seen that the more I give away the more I get back, and the happier and more abundantly I live. A great book about tithing is The Classic Seed Money In Action by Dr Jon Speller and Kathleen Shedaker.

4. Being grateful for what you already have – focussing on the good that’s already in your life. It is easy to think about what you do not have, but spend some time every day thinking about what you do have. Start every day by thinking of 5 things that you’re grateful for – and voice this out loud.

5. Resentment, jealousy, envy and self-pity get in the way of the free-flow of abundance. If you are jealous or envious of someone, it implies that what they have isn’t available for you to have too. If you find it difficult to let go of these feelings, Bach flower remedies might help. Try the remedy ‘willow’ to counteract resentment and self-pity, or try ‘holly’ for envy, jealousy and greed.

6. Forgiving those that have wronged you is part of living abundantly. Holding on to your anger, however justifiable it may seem, keeps you stuck in the past, rather than going forward into a better future. If it’s difficult to release your negative feelings, experiment with writing a letter expressing all your anger, hurt or envy. Write until you can write no longer, after which you can burn it.

7. Being able to receive from others. Being able to receive is healthy, but lots of people find it difficult. You may need to practice receiving. Bring to mind the pleasure you get in giving. By not receiving generously you are denying other people the pleasure of giving.

8. Recognize that basically ‘good luck’ plays a very small part in people’s life. If you put your faith in good luck, then you have to accept the possibility of bad luck too. People that put their faith in ‘good luck’ very often spend their lives waiting for things to happen. Those that do not believe in luck go out and make things happen.

9. Believing that there is enough money, food, love, etc. worldwide to meet everyone’s needs to live abundantly. I left this one till the last, because it can be very hard to believe when faced with war and starvation in the newspapers and on the TV. But a lot of this anger and need is generated due to the fact that people who have don’t believe they have enough, because they substitute money and food for all the other abundance of life. Do your part to correct that imbalance and start living a life that recognizes there are inequalities and shortages, but recognizes that we can correct that so that we all have what we need.