Celebrate your abundance
February 22, 2018
Celebrate the abundance that comes into your life. So often, we spend so long in the “do without” stage that we don’t know what to do when we’re given the opportunity to “do with.” We can get so used to the suffering—we can even come to expect it—that we feel guilty when we’re given the good things in life and when we finally have enough.
We may have become conditioned to believe that to have success and abundance, we must have done something wrong. We’re just not sure we deserve this newfound happiness.
What do we do now that we don’t have to struggle to make each step and beg God for the money to pay for each meal?
Celebrate. Enjoy it. Abundance is a gift of the universe. It’s important to learn to be a healthy, cheerful giver. It’s important to receive cheerfully, too.
If you’ve been given much, be thankful. Use your abundance wisely. Enjoy it. Share it with others. Be thankful for the gifts in your life.
God, thank you for the gifts.
Activity: Make an inventory of your gifts. This is separate from the gratitude list of things we’re striving to be grateful for. Exactly what are the gifts you’ve received? Sometimes we get so busy trying to get more, we forget to be thankful for what we’ve got.
From the book: More Language of Letting Go
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About the author
In addiction and recovery circles, Melody Beattie is a household name. She is the best-selling author of numerous books.
One of Melody's more recent titles is The Grief Club, which was published in 2006. This inspirational book gives the reader an inside look at the miraculous phenomenon that occurs after loss--the being welcomed into a new "club" of sorts, a circle of people who have lived through similar grief and pain, whether it be the loss of a child, a spouse, a career, or even one's youth.
For more information about Melody and her books, visit the author's official website