Reframing Prosperity

We’re being bombarded by information about abundance and why we should have it on a daily basis. I wonder often why so few people actually feel they have it. Could it be, we actually don’t feel we should have it? Abundance is something we carry a lot of baggage about. We carry this baggage around with us wherever we go to make sure we never get it; because people who have everything they want are not good people. Or we’re not suppose to have everything we want because we don’t deserve it. Have you ever thought about this? We actually tell ourselves we don’t deserve it. It may not be a conscious thought, but it is in there. Or the people who experience prosperity made some kind of deal with the devil to get it. Where do these thoughts come from and more importantly, how do we get rid of them? Can you imagine? What would happen if we changed these thoughts to a more positive outlook? Is it possible to make choices from a different place? Imagine the choices you would make if you actually felt like you deserved prosperity.

First of all, let’s figure it out. What do these words actually mean?

Dictionary.com defines prosperity as a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, especially in financial respects; good fortune and abundance as an extremely plentiful or over-sufficient quantity or supply.

Now, think about these terms. If these terms make you feel uncomfortable in your body, it may mean you have unconscious thoughts about them and it’s time to rewire your brain. Here, it might be helpful to get a journal and write down all of your thoughts surrounding these ideas. Really get them out. Tease them out so you really understand them. Where did you get them? What memories are associated with them? When you feel you have a handle on them, it’s time to move to the next step: changing them. This might take you to a variety of methods. For some, rationally coming up with an argument which supports the perspective you’re going for. For example, this can’t be true because I know….to be true. For others, actually holding nurturing and supportive emotions while writing or reciting affirmations about the new perspective. While still others draw pictures of the new perspective. What would you do with it? How much can you imagine? However, you go about it, keep it up until you feel excitement and happiness surrounding the perspective. Replace the negative feeling with positive ones. There is no set time table of how long this should take. Be patient with yourself. Then listen to yourself because new ideas will arise that lead you to this new place.