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You will Have More when You Give More

The Counter-intuitive Approach to Abundance

By Roxann DrakePublished 3 years ago 3 min read
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It may seem contradictory, but the experience of poverty can actually be traced back to a lack of sharing. And a lack of sharing can happen when one doesn't recognize, develop and share their unique gifts and talents.

Let's use Oprah Winfrey's life as an example since she did not grow up wealthy, but attained abundance. Not only does she claim to find her work rewarding, but she is compensated quite well financially, and has seemingly touched the lives of countless others for the better. Oprah’s life can illustrate how wealth comes from giving. Oprah didn’t grow up wealthy, but she followed an initial step that leads to experiencing abundance. She followed the path that honored her talent, passion, and innate gifting. She was a naturally smart student who excelled in academics. She received a scholarship to college where she proceeded to dive into the field broadcast media, an area she felt drawn to. The landed a position in the broadcast industry and rest is history. She is now one of the wealthiest women in the world.

The lesson to be gleaned...finding your path of greatest flow is about finding your inclinations, gifting, and passion and sharing from that space. Receiving fulfillment, money, and more is about giving--giving away something of value from yourself. When you fail to find a way to develop and give the gifts from within yourself, you rob yourself of much of the enrichment and good that could come to you.

In the example of Oprah, once she found her gifting, she found an audience to share it with. She did this through her work in the broadcast and television industry. In fact, when you read her story, she seemed to advance miraculously. I believe, because your path is pre-designed from a higher place, things begin to flow together with minimal effort when you follow it. Follow Oprah’s example. Once you have found who you are, find a way to “package” it and share it with others. This is how money and fulfillment in one’s work comes.

Finally, abundance is an appreciation and recognition of what you do have. It could be friends, family, health, love, or money. Part of abundance includes a sense of fulfillment, a life of passion, happiness, and having a connection to all the resources we need to create the life we want. A person feels poor when they are unable to recognize the value of who they are, what they have within, and how to connect to the resources they need. This is not to imply that the person experiencing poverty is completely at fault, or that they can provide the solutions completely by themselves. Some people in the world won’t be able to experience their abundance until others in the world reach out to help. It is necessary that we all work together as a whole to be more generous.

For instance, I have a 22 year old family member who is dissatisfied and feels unhappy about his life. His suffers from a mental disorder that has kept him from participating freely in many activities. He does not have friends, nor does he engage in the hobbies he used to have in the past. He is unable to experience his full value, and what he has to offer the world, and that in itself can lead to depression. With encouragement, therapy, and healing, he can begin to enjoy his gifting again for playing the keyboard, and juggling, and sports. Giving of more personal time and energy to share and enjoy his hobbies and gifts with others would help this young man experience more abundance of happiness, and fulfillment in life.

The gist of the matter is you must find yourself and what you have to offer so that you can give generously, and in as many forms as possible. The more love you share from the god element within, the more abundance you will experience in all areas of your life. This includes giving of your time, services, smile, products, and affection. You will find yourself all the richer!

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Roxann Drake

I am a Spiritual Sci-fi enthusiast currently working in the Tech Industry, while indulging my passion for writing and creativity on the side. Wholeness of Spirit, mind, and body, truth, and Light are my values. https://light4theworld.life/

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