Alright, time for an admission. I have thought about starting a blog for YEARS. Many years. I just always told myself there were so many blogs out there already. What would I say or have to say consistently that was new or meaningful? Why would anyone read my blog over the bazillion amazing ones that are out in the world? I realized I had told myself that, not just about blogging, but about many other things I wanted to try or admired someone else for doing. Then I read this quote “If you want something you've never had, you must be willing to do something you've never done.” (Thomas Jefferson) and started studying the concept a little more. In order to be a person who blogs, then I should just blog! In order to be the person who was sharing all the inspirational things that I loved and helped me in my life, I simply needed to do.the.darn.thing. Otherwise, I would sit on the sidelines for who knows how many more years asking myself- why didn't I do that when I know I could have? So here I am showing up, embodying the type of person I hope to be in the future.
Future self, if you are reading this, you are darn welcome. Making the decision to show up is one that is intentional and scary even though there isn't anything on the line. I am not leaving my job, or changing my life, or moving- I am just putting words and feelings, specifically my words and feelings out into the world. It doesn't have to lead to a specific place, but I hope that it is a reminder that whatever you are doing today (and future self, whatever it is that YOU want to do in some future today)- to show up and do it. Become it. Rather than spending another chunk of years THINKING about it, here I am. And also, here are you!
On to abundance, and the OTHER reason I wanted to start a place to share things that matter to me- and hopefully will be insightful to others. We adopted a puppy in May, during COVID19 shelter in place and it has been...wild! More about that later, but I have been observing an interesting behavior and had a straight up epiphany as I was thinking about it. Our dog, Maverick, was adopted into our family when he was about 9 weeks old, and from what we know in safe foster home where he wasn't fighting for food or safety when we adopted him from. He was young enough to not have a significant hardship or time to develop odd behaviors from a variety of foster homes or circumstances. Since he has been old enough for bones of any variety, he has taken them from us and hidden them all around our house. Then, once or twice a day he checks to see that they are still there and may sniff or work on them for a bit, but always goes back to hiding them. In a day and age of auto delivery, we have a near endless supply of bones and bully sticks, but have stopped giving him bones because there are now so many hidden around our house! One morning I asked him, "Buddy, why are you hiding bones? We have plenty more!" He looked at me with a sideways glance and said, of course. nothing. Then it struck me. Living in lack or scarcity mindset, which has is my GO TO limiting belief that I struggle with, is basically like a dog with limitless supply of bones trying to thrive on a couple that he has hidden around the house with a scarcity mindset. Forbidding extenuating circumstances, Maverick has never-ending supply of bones AS HE NEEDS THEM. When he rations himself by not enjoying them,for fear of not having enough, he doesn't get more. Scarcity attracts scarcity and lack. Abundance attracts the things you desire, want and need. The bigger, the better, the more. Is THIS lesson the reason why we have a dog? I won't go as far as to say that. ;) but clearly the universe knew I needed a representation of why living in scarcity is doing me no favors.
So as I continue to explore and challenge myself to live in abundance, I encourage you to do the same. Where is having a scarcity mindset holding you back from all that life has to offer you? What is one small step you can take to live a live of abundance? I am walking alongside you and cheering you on virtually (from the blog I started, when I stopped being scared and scarcity minded).
A few quotes on this topic I love:
- “I expand in abundance, success, and love every day, as I inspire those around me to do the same.” - Gay Henderson, The Big Leap
- “You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?” ― Rumi
Hugs, human beings!
oxo- Tory (BEing Abundant)
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