Comments on: Do You Live in a World of Abundance or Scarcity?

By: Marte Cliff

Marte Cliff — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:27:27 +0000

Thanks for the uplifting message. I agree – gratitude is the best approach to all of this.

Over this past month of abundant snow and temperatures that fell below zero I spent a lot of time feeling gratitude for my good strong house and the husband who hauled in all this wood for the stove. I was toasty at my desk no matter what the weather.

I try to take the advice found in The Secret – and give thanks for the good things in my life each morning as soon as I open my eyes.

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By: Edna

Edna — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:31:20 +0000

Thanks for the conversation thread…I love Melody B’s quote,it switches my thinking and attitude when I focus on the things that are going well in my life instead of what’s not working. It’s really easy to make myself miserable by focusing on how productive other writers seem to be and how they must be making more $$ at this then I am at the moment.But the truth is, I can’t really see myself doing anything else.
I’m happy finding my way through the freelance jungle. It’s taken a while, but I’m getting better paying writing gigs, becoming more productive and going in the right direction. The intangible payoffs of finding one’s niche and getting paid to do what you love are immense. I’m very grateful for all the abundance in my life.

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By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:20:24 +0000

Ed, I used to make myself miserable by comparing my writing production to that of Isaac Asimov – I don’t remember exactly how I got off that but thankfully I did.

Gratitude certainly works for me too. I love Melody Beattie’s quote.

Thanks,

Anne Wayman

By: Dianna Huff

Dianna Huff — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:24:38 +0000

Ed, I, too, see a silver lining in the financial crisis. It’s making me “think different” and it’s given me the time and breathing room to really think about where I want to go and how I want to get there.

By: Ed Gandia, Editor

Ed Gandia, Editor — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 20:53:59 +0000

Dianna,

Loved your post. You know what? The current global economic situation has a silver lining. It reminds us that we should never take what we have for granted.

The way I see it, bad economies provide context and contrast. The kind of context and contrast that helps us appreciate what we have. And if you pay attention and adopt the right attitude, the downturn will make you a better person — even if, at the time, you feel completely disheartened and disillusioned.

Finally, in the spirit of your post and the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S., I wanted to share with everyone a quote I just received from a friend:

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow. ”

~Melody Beattie

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

-Ed