The Importance Of Abundant Mind .

 


NEERAJ MAHAJAN


BLUE CLOUDS, FLOWERS, MOUNTAINS ARE ABUNDANCES OF MOTHER NATURE


The world is full of souls with unfulfilled dreams, curtailed ambitions, broken hearts. At the same time, there is class that is its opposite ; achievers, fulfilled happy rearing to go lucky types. While there are plethora of differentiators, a key that merits mention is The Abundant Mindset. And what exactly is that. Here's my thing :


Mark Twain said, " If you want love and abundance in your lives, you must first learn to give it away ". Most are seekers. Givers are a few. We are wired to be selfish and it  was very much needed when we lived in wild Savannahs 2000 centuries ago. With evolution to settled lives & towns, our needs changed but, our basic instincts didn't change at all. That underscores why its tough to be abundant. As it goes against our grains, it needs to be developed conscientiously.


THE ABUNDANCE PARADOX

The problem is that abundance is a mindset. Most don't realize that. During my casual chat with an Uber cabbie in New Delhi, this idea struck me. He was struggling to make ends meet as his cab was on EMIs. Interestingly, he had reconciled to the illusion that he was destined to suffer and was hopeless. No body is born to be so. A lot many of us have the same mindsets. Despite natures infinite abundances, many go hungry, sick, penniless or hand to mouth. This is the Abundance Paradox. 


Why for most is abundance fleeting ? or doesn't come at all ? Because they cant handle it be it in any domain : information, money, relationships , health and many more like spirituality, career. Bad info eclipses good content, abject surrender to senses imperils health, ego spoils relationships, bad money crowds out good money ( Gresham's law in finance), taking materialism too seriously threatens your spiritual life and bad stupid decisions/actions often sinks great careers and companies! HP, Kodak, VW are a few outliers. The history is replete with such events .


So what's the way out of this imbroglio? Handle info to your advantage. Double down your effort to cross verify any facts before you act. Exercise daily and follow temperance in eating for great health. Be a Giver in relationships instead a seeker.. Blessings shall follow. Connect with a spiritual platform to rise above vicissitudes of life. And never act in haste . Learn to think in terms of second order, third order effects of your decision making.  Think long for a great and fulfilling career. Here's my favorite all time 


LORD BUDHA SUMMED UP ABUNDANCE MIND


THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

A common trait to all happy and wealthy people around me is Gratitude. Oprah Winfrey words " If you are thankful and focus on what you have instead of what you don't have, you will end up having more in life" resonate in me. The human mind is a super magnet that attracts what goes on inside it. It is critical to guard your thoughts , actions and Behaviour. What you give shall return to you . This is the law of Attraction at work , every second of the universe. David Perell has described it so beautifully in his piece Abundance Paradox.


Many thnx for reading me


best of luck

wanabi stoic











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