Choosing a life of abundance

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I use to think a life of abundance was only for the privileged and not for me as my mindset was constraining me financially, physically, mentally and emotionally. I was envious of the word “abundance” which I truly never understood the real meaning of, until recently.

Let me take you back to a chapter in my life where there was a time I ate only biscuits for breakfast, lunch and dinner because we couldn’t afford a real meal. Let me take back to a time where I slept on just a mattress on the floor and shared one room with my siblings and mother. Yes, I have experienced scarcity in my life and I used to believe that was how people must live. In fact I believed that living with scarcity is the only choice in life for the underprivileged like me. To be honest I use to be a cheerleader of the victim mindset for a long time.

Recently I realized that anyone can choose to live a life of abundance. My mentor Lisa Nicole define abundance as “privileged circumstances.” Basically what it means is you have to create an environment that helps you to have a privileged life. Working towards an abundant life is not easy. Likewise, it is not easy to experience and live a life of scarcity, hopelessness, helplessness or brokenness. You have to work hard to achieve this abundant life. You will have sleepless nights and disappointments but it will all be worth it.

You can complain and blame circumstances and people around you or you can start taking action and transform your life. Some people associate the meaning of abundance with only wealth. It is not only financial abundance, it also relates to health, love and relationships.

As Dr. May Angelou said, “I can be changed by what happens to me but I refuse to be reduced by it. Courage allows the successful person to fail and to learn powerful lessons from the failure so in the end it wasn’t really a failure at all.”

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