THE SECRET TO ABUNDANCE

D I S T I N C T I O N F O U R

SECRETS TO CREATING ABUNDANCE

Learn to allow the flow of abundance into your life.

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1. OUTFLOW

Meaning, e.g.: give, share, take action benefitting others. Examples of outflow: you bring bagels to work for everyone, you call your mom or grandma to check in on them, you allow someone in front of you in traffic, you are a good listener, you cook for the people you love, you give to charity (money or time or both), you mentor or develop others to learn, you are open-hearted even when you don’t want to be… Outflow is any way you are giving your energy, time, love to others in small ways and big ways. Outflowing opens the door to abundance flowing into you. If you are holding your energy in…there is no space for new energy to come into you.

APPLICATION

Every time you can give to someone…do so. Open a door, call a friend who needs support, volunteer to bring the donuts, volunteer or raise money for a school, charity or movement, send positive energy to people.

2. COMPLETION AND FORGIVENESS

If you are incomplete with anything, abundance cannot come to you. That incompletion is taking up space. So, for example, you haven’t filed your taxes for 2017. You borrowed something from someone and haven’t returned it. OR you are incomplete with some past relationship.

APPLICATION

In order to complete you have 3 choices: • If you can or choose to complete something: write it down, put

Generous outflow.

Abundance and rebirth.

• a deadline on it and do it, i.e. I will go file my past taxes by October 15. Or make the call to a past relationship and communicate responsibly your part in the breakdown. Heck, Adele has made 2 hit songs with this! • If it is something that cannot be completed or you are just not choosing to complete it, write it down on a piece of paper, give yourself permission to feel whatever feelings go with it, then, declare it complete (you can even write complete in big red letters over the entire paper) and, literally, crumple the piece of paper up and throw it away. Be done with it. • If it something that is emotionally incomplete, forgive yourself or the other person. Through forgiveness, you take your power back. Even if the event was hurtful to you or to the other person, forgiveness gives you freedom. Forgiveness is actually letting it go. So be cautious that you are not saying you have forgiven but still feel resentment or guilt.

3. APPRECIATION

Scarcity (the opposite of abundance) cannot exist in an open hearted, generous spirit. Appreciate people often. It only takes a few minutes and creates a huge opening for abundance to flow through you. Appreciation leaves the other person filled up! So, I want to appreciate you for taking the time and spending the energy to read this piece. I know you are the kind of person who is committed to being the best human being you can be and you are willing to invest yourself in your own growth for the benefit of the people you love. Thank you! See how easy it is!

APPLICATION

Appreciate 3 people in your life today. Try it for 7 days and see how you feel!

Celebrate now!

4. AFFIRMATIONS

You may be saying to yourself, “really, affirmations?! Those are so hokey!” I used to say that until I began to use affirmations to transform my results. An affirmation is a statement that something is already so. And you are putting energy into what you want, not what you don’t want. For example, “I am enjoying my new and spacious home”, rather than, “we need to move from this overcrowded house.”

APPLICATION

Start by creating an affirmation and practice saying it twice a day for 30 days. Abundance follows affirmative energy…give it a try! There are plenty of affirmation examples online or write your own. Make sure to speak what you want, not what you do NOT want.

5. ENTHUSIASM

Enthusiasm comes from the Greek term “en theos”, the God within. Enthusiasm brings the energy of abundance to you quickly. Now, most of us are very enthusiastic at a sporting event or at a concert! You can increase abundance by being enthusiastic about everything, especially if you usually are not. Be excited about walking the dog…the dog IS! Be enthusiastic about going to work; see what happens to your attitude and results. I have twin boys that are almost 8 years old, they get excited about EVERYTHING. They are my best reminders. Try it!

APPLICATION

Practice being joyful, excited, and enthusiastic about your life — especially times when you are typically frustrated, angry, grumpy, et cetera!

Patience and focus delivers.

Courage!