How does an abundance mindset work? In the simplest terms – this is a choice. Simply put, an abundance mindset is one of potential, possibility, positivity, options, and the like. An abundance mindset looks at the world with wonder and creativity because you see abundance in all that’s available to us. It’s a particularly challenging choice when up against the overwhelming messages of lack, scarcity, and insufficiencies in our world. An abundance mindset has very little to do with material abundance. That might be a result of it – but not how it works. Its opposite is a lack mindset. That’s a mindset of impossibility, uncertainty, negativity, misfortune, and the like. A lack mindset looks at the world in fear and disorganization because you see lack and scarcity of both the material and immaterial. How is the Universe abundant? At the root of all of it – and absolutely everything in the Universe – is energy. And it is abundant beyond our comprehension. Every single atom and all the stars in the cosmos are made of energy. There are something like 6.5 octillion atoms in a human body and about 200 billion trillion stars in the Universe. If that’s not direct proof of abundance and an abundant Universe – I don’t know what is. Mindfulness of an abundance mindset Conscious awareness is the only way to truly know our mindset, as well as our headspace/psyche/self. To be consciously aware we must be mindful. Mindfulness is conscious awareness of what we’re thinking, what and how we’re feeling, our intentions, and the actions we take connected to that. When we practice being mindful, we allow our conscious mind to do the driving. When we’re not mindful – our subconscious and/or our ego will do the driving. Both can operate by rote and routine – and get sucked down lack mindsets when we’re not being consciously aware of ourselves. When we’re more self-aware we’re more aware of the world around us, too. And that’s why self-care, self-awareness, and everything related to them isn’t selfish. An abundance mindset is a builder. A lack mindset is a destroyer. This week’s Applied Guidance for Mindfulness Tool: Getting into and staying in an abundance mindset can be challenging. Often it can take a lot of concentration to reach and stay there. For a week, write down and answer the following questions at the end of your day (or your workday if more convenient): 1. Where did you see lack, scarcity, and insufficiency today? 2. What was it? 3. How can you reframe it and change the focus to potential, possibility, and abundance? 4. Where did you see abundance today? 5. What was it? Then, going forward for another week, in the moment you encounter lack, scarcity, or insufficiency attempt to reframe it. Author Website: https://mjblehart.com Email: author@mjblehart.com Instagram Twitter Facebook Blogs: titaniumdon.com and mjblehart.medium.com Cover artist Fe Mahoney: https://www.etsy.com/shop/TaliasInspirations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices