As I Cast My Gifts Upon The Water, So Too Do I Look Upstream For The Gifts That Are Coming To Me

I found that message on a plaque in a Hallmark store. It was a gift that I decided to give to someone in my life who is very dear to me. It practically jumped off the shelf and into my hands.

 That message for me is completely about Abundance.  Abundance for me comes down to one statement shared with me by my mentor.

 " I trust there is always enough."

  And in fact more than that, I am responsible, as one who is part of all things, to keep the flow of abundance happening. To contribute, knowing that the more I give away, the more I can expect back in return.  I had a conversation with a friend one night about the fact she grew up in an environment of scarcity. Her family believed that there was "only so much for everyone" and that if you wanted more from your life, you were inevitably taking from someone else's pile leaving them less. Wow! What a Karmic downer that would be!

  An easy way to think about the concept of abundance is this. If I have a candle burning, and you need yours lit, you can touch your wick to my candle and suddenly we both have light and warmth. Does my candle emit any less light for having lit yours? Of course not. How about less heat? Ridiculous right?

   What about love? When you have only one child you are completely absorbed with love. When you suddenly have another, do you have to take half of the love from that child to give it to the new one? The nature of the Universe is that when we learn to surrender and allow in our lives, we realize that these things are all renewable resources, and that by sharing them, we actually increase the amount of love and light in the world. Think of the state we are in now, and the beautiful healing that would create.

  I trust there is always enough. And I hope that I am living this out loud in a way that teaches this important lesson to my children and anyone else who is open to the lesson.

   Of all the gifts I have been given in my life, the greatest are my children, just exactly as they are.  I would not change one hair on their heads. Thank you for being my teachers.

In love and light,
Kathryn