Abundance

I have a confession to make.

I'm a little bit obsessed with having the perfect house.

I just love picturing my dream home.  I love thinking about all the improvements I would do to my current house.  Or, I love browsing Zillow, looking for that beautiful home in the perfect neighborhood where I'll live when all the problems in my life go away.

It's so much fun, in the moment, to fantasize about creating my own little perfect bliss-land in my future home.

But then, you know what happens?  I come back to reality, and I start to get annoyed with my current circumstances.  I begin to notice all the things that I don't have.  I focus on everything that's wrong with my house and my yard and my neighborhood.

I get discouraged and frustrated.

Now, I'm all about having goals and ambitions and dreams, but you know what I think is even more important?

GRATITUDE

Honestly, you have to start with that.

Otherwise, we will go through this life feeling completely empty and disappointed.

So, you know what I'm going to do?  I'm going to stop looking for things that are wrong with my current home, and instead, be grateful for what I do have.

I came across a beautiful quote the other day that I fell in love with. It goes like this:

“Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience 
Heaven on earth.” 

~ Sarah Ban Breathnach ~ 

Wow! When I read that, it just brought tears to my eyes.  It seemed to be exactly what I needed to hear at just the right moment. (Don't you love when that happens?)

You know, I found myself complaining the other day, and I mentioned how I wished I lived in a home with a great view.

Funny thing happened.  I was looking through my pictures later that night, and came across a few that I had taken in my yard over the past few months:

The "great view" has been there all along.

Yes, abundance surrounds all of us.  

Always. 

Whether we see it or not.

I plan on opening my eyes a little more.  

  

Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.   Breathnach, Sarah Ban - See more at: http://quotationsbook.com/quote/17776/#sthash.okkLHHXJ.dpuf

 

Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth. - See more at: http://quotationsbook.com/quote/17776/#sthash.okkLHHXJ.dpuf

Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present -- love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure -- the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth.   Breathnach, Sarah Ban - See more at: http://quotationsbook.com/quote/17776/#sthash.okkLHHXJ.dpuf