Purposeful Growth

Most of us, most of the time want more. We want more money, more love, more happiness, more time, more satisfaction, more respect, and the list goes on. Everything we desire, for most of us, seems scarce.

Scarcity is an illusion.

Of all the illusions we humans harbor, the illusion of scarcity may affect our daily lives the most. Believing there isn’t enough to go around, we compete for our share of life’s stuff–money, food, natural resources, and love– making life harder than it need be. Peace and contentment follows when you know you have enough–and life is easy.

When is enough enough? When you say it is. If you’re being true to who you really are and doing what naturally results from who you are, then you probably already have enough. A great secret of life–it must be a secret since so few people apply it–is that when you do what you love to do and live your life’s purpose you will have enough of life’s stuff. It will come to you naturally and effortlessly. That’s how the Universe works.

Will you get “your fair share?” There’s no such thing, so stop keeping score. Rather than question if you’re getting your share ask this each day, “Is this who I am? Am I being the true me?” Being who you really are and fulfilling life purpose takes care of everything.

The one thing we humans crave the most–love–is available in abundance. God’s love is always with us, all ways. All the love you could ever desire is already within your grasp. Abundant love is yours with one simple step–love others fully and unconditionally. Generously giving love signals the Universe that you have abundant love and the Universe always complies and sees to it that you do. The source of love within you is inexhaustible, the more you give the more you have.

Do you look around and see scarcity? Do you see the abundance others have and envy them? If you focus on scarcity with your thoughts, your talk, and your actions, you will keep scarcity in your life. Focus on your abundance. Everyone has abundance of some sort. Maybe your abundance is humor, or love, or generosity, or wisdom. Focus on the abundance you do have and let the Universe take care of the rest.

Know there is enough of all of our precious resources for
everyone–enough money, food, natural resources, and love. Give generously of your treasures and your special skills. Compete with another only when both parties agree that a competition will be great fun–never compete under other circumstances.

Many believe that competition is good for us; they quote “survival of the fittest” as if that’s a holy truth. We already are surviving. Now we’re looking for happiness, fulfillment, and meaning in our lives. Competition doesn’t yield those results. But that’s the subject of another article.

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Acceptance and the Easy Life

Unconditional Love and the Easy Life

You are not alone…and neither am I. Do you feel your fundamental connection to all people, all living things, the earth, and the Universe? Doing so will ease your life. The human experience is a paradox–we seem to be alone, yet we also feel connected to others. To experience being human we have a unique individuality.

Your DNA and mine differ by less than one percent, yet my fingerprints are unique in all the world, as is my retinal scan. Behavioral scientists can categorize all human behavior into a relatively small number of common characteristics. Yet the

combination of my set of preferred behaviors and my inner calling set me apart. Not too long ago, a friend of mine spotted me from 200 feet away, walking down a hospital corridor. He said, “I thought that was you by the way you walked.” I hadn’t seen him for two years, but he knew my walk. 

All of my uniqueness contributes to my ability to experience
life as my life. I perceive the world through my eyes,
filtered by my beliefs, focused by my interests and goals.
Yet to be truly alone, totally alone, and forever alone is a
living hell. What’s the most severe and debilitating
punishment for prisoners? Solitary confinement. How are
school children punished? Isolation from the class. The
paradox is that we must feel separated to experience
humanness, yet we must feel connected and loved to be happy.

Thinking of my moments of greatest joy, I recognize these
are times when I connect intimately with another soul.
Spiritual masters over the centuries tell us that we’re all
a part of each other and the Universe. We feel that

connection intimately when we are either deeply touched by
joy–as in the birth of a child or the embrace of a loved
one–or when we are deeply saddened–as in the death of a
loved one or a human tragedy such as 9/11, hurricane Katrina, or the recent railway bombings in India. 

What some label synchronicity and others call coincidence is the elaborate interconnection of our lives. The phenomenon of six degrees of separation is proof enough of our connections to each other. Our connection to God is less obvious–until a moment of great joy or deep despair. Then what do we commonly utter? Oh my God! Notice the middle word–my. We instinctively recognize our linkage to God when we seek help.

Life is easier when you live your life conscious of the
separation/connection paradox. Experience life in your
separation, which allows you to grow personally and
individually, while simultaneously being comforted knowing
that you’re not alone.

You and I share the same DNA, we breathe the same air, and our energy fields merge and mingle. We ingest the elements deposited by ancestors centuries past. We’re formed of materials spewed forth by exploding stars millennia ago. Our thoughts, our moods, our words, and our actions affect others in the next room and the next continent. We’re hopelessly and wonderfully interconnected. We’re not alone–never have been, never will be. Life is easier when you recognize and honor your connection to all.

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